Scituate FACTS: Celtics Player Changes Attitudes on Drug Use

Scituate FACTS: Celtics player changes attitudes on drug use
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Former NBA Celtic player Chris Herren captivated over 800 Scituate High School students last week in a candid presentation that described the dangers of alcohol and drug use and the devastating effects of addiction. Herren's words of wisdom were not …
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With behavioral addictions on the rise, SMU upgrades campus mental health
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“It's hard to fathom, but many nonsubstance addictions affect the brain in almost exactly the same way as a drug or alcohol dependency,” David Shurtleff, acting deputy director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), said. MRI scans show that …
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