Addiction: Helping a Loved One

Published April 19, 2013

Addiction: helping a loved one – Looking after someone who has a drug or alcohol addiction can be daunting and frustrating, and it can damage your own health. Get expert advice on what to do…

College students arrested, over K seized in drug bust

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

Noah Moore, 18, of Fairfield, charged with one count of possession and one count of permitting drug abuse. Even Gregory, 20, and John Lincoln, 20, both MU students and charged with one count of drug trafficking each. Authorities say the investigation …
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Disagreements stall criminal code reform bill

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And there's no additional funding for the substance abuse and mental health treatment programs that the bill's supporters want used to help reduce the recidivism rates of low-level offenders whose crimes are tied to drug abuse and mental illness …
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Brierfield drug addicts escape jail over assault

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

TWO drug addicts who assaulted a man were spared jail and warned by a judge to stay away from him. Burnley Crown Court heard how Paul Norwood, 26, and Kelly Edmondson, 30, left Joseph Kelly with cuts, scratches and bruises in the attack last April.
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