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Providers work hard to stay ahead of heroin epidemic

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The group expects to meet its first year goal of adding 200 new outpatient treatment slots for young people coping with heroin addiction. Among those grateful for help is Andrea Purvis, 19, who became addicted to heroin while a student at Lindbergh …
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Prescription painkillers 'like loaded guns' for teens

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“They just get mixed up in the wrong crowd, and they're off to their addiction. Their family doesn't know what to do. We start with individual and sometimes family therapy and a 12-step program. We try to get them connected to a strong support group.” …
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Hellmand Project: Morgan, veterans form band as form of music therapy

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He was on a waiting list for months for in-house treatment at the Veterans Administration hospital in Tuscaloosa. “I knew we had to get him in,” Sarah said. “PTSD and addiction go hand-in-hand.” Sarah, a former mental health nurse, was able to benefit …
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