Calendar for Thursday

Filed under: drug rehabs

Palmer Drug Abuse Program Brazos Valley, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. First Baptist Church-Bryan, 3100 Cambridge Drive. Ages 13 to 25. 739-4253. … Bariatric Surgery Support Group, 6 to 7:30 p.m. St. Joseph Rehab Center Quilter's Cafe. Open to all patients who …
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A Long, Slow Process

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New York Yankees' Alex Rodriquez watches a fly ball while on first base during the sixth inning for the Tampa Yankees against the Dunedin Blue Jays in a minor league baseball rehab game in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, July 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Scott Iskowitz …
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ANALYSIS: Southeast Asia Slowly Accepting Harm Reduction

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“Quantity above quality,” David Gordon, director of the YAKITA Foundation, a network of Indonesian non-profit drug rehab centres, told IRIN. “The results of the programmes are based on numbers accessing the services rather than any change in the …
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In England, Aluminum Foil May Save Drug Addicts' Lives

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According to the news story, “Drug Addicts Given Foil To Encourage Treatment,” The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) recommended that new laws be introduced that will allow drug treatment centers to offer foil to addicts. The goal is that …
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