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Establishing a community for encouragement of students in recovery

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Last night, Robert Reff, Oregon State University substance abuse prevention coordinator, presented the first initiative on behalf of the university's administration and student health services to establish a community for students in recovery who …
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Campton Hills plans survey for drug recovery center

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Campton Hills leaders plan to survey residents through a postcard in the village's upcoming newsletter in an attempt to get opinions about a controversial, 96-bed substance abuse treatment facility proposed at the former Glenwood School for Boys.
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Fallen basketball star rebounds from life of drug abuse

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SOMERS POINT – Former NBA player Chris Herren's road to recovery brought him to Jordan Road School Tuesday night Nov. 6, where he talked in blunt detail about the perils of drug abuse. But it was an earlier road – a seemingly endless spiral of …
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