Combat Veterans Find Sobriety, Redemption Through Kansas City Pilot Program

Combat Veterans Find Sobriety, Redemption Through Kansas City Pilot Program
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According to Justice for Vets: The National Clearinghouse for Veterans Treatment Courts, 1.2 million combat veterans are arrested each year in the U.S. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), drug and alcohol addiction, unemployment and homelessness …
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Driving on Thanksgiving? Drinking Violations Jump 54% on Thanksgiving Day
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The holiday, now considered one of the deadliest for alcohol-related fatalities by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is second only to New Year's Eve/Day, when violations jump 62%. The numbers are … The Century Council defines a …
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Opiates passing alcohol as top addiction in Monroe
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"Opiates" — including illicit drugs and prescription pain-killers — accounted for nearly 41 percent of Monroe County's outpatient treatment cases in 2010-11, according to a recent report by the Carbon-Monroe-Pike Drug and Alcohol Commission. This …
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