9th annual 'Say No To Drugs' Balloon Release Sunday

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The event is being held to honor the recovery efforts of anyone who has suffered from drug addiction and to remember the lives of loved ones lost due to drug abuse. Everyone is welcome to bring a picture of their loved one to place on the Memorial Wall …
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Ravaged to radiant: Former drug addict mum spared jail after dramatically …

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Jeanette Fidler, 40, is unrecognisable from the gaunt, drug-ravaged police mugshot snapped ten years ago when she was arrested for stealing to fund her addiction. The mum-of-two has now been clean for 10 months and completed an eight-week stint in …
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Advancements in addiction treatment bypass Canada

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Sadly, the high rates of untreated alcohol and drug addiction in Canada are a casualty of this long-standing allocation of resources and it appears that the federal government is set to repeat past mistakes. Instead, the government could make great …
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