Reclaiming Futures: Helping Kids Caught in the Cycle of Drugs, Alcohol and Crime
Reclaiming Futures: Helping Kids Caught in the Cycle of Drugs, Alcohol and Crime – Nearly 2 million teenagers are arrested every year. Eighty percent test positive for drugs or alcohol, but the vast majority of juvenile justice systems neve…
August: Osage County Review
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Suicide, drug addiction, cancer, angry teens, infidelity, casual racism, and deep, dark, near-unspeakable family secrets, it's all here. The line between drama and soap-opera treacle in August: Osage County is maintained only by the quality of the …
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McLaughlin students discuss exposure to violence on the reservation
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But all three are positive they can break the cycle, with the hope and help of their families. Research in the … But violence, as well as substance abuse, suicide and teenage pregnancy, have become normal parts of life for people on the reservation …
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A Bitter Pill: A life no one wants — Addicts tell their stories
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Ana (not her real name) is a student at the North Shore Recovery High School in Beverly, a drug- and alcohol-free educational facility that helps teens who have a history of substance abuse reclaim their sobriety. The teens come from all over the North …
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