Addiction – the Impact on Families

Addiction – The Impact on Families – Louise C, who runs a successful business in Scotland, tells the story of how it took her husband, father and brother to get her in a car and drive her to a r…

Lorain County residents increasingly seek help for heroin addiction

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On July 2, Ryan's heroin abuse took a tragic turn, ending a family's decade-long torture of lies, deceit, and constant attempts and rehabilitation. "He passed away in his bed from a drug overdose," Johnson said. "He had heroin mixed with Xanax from …
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Coping with exam stress

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“If parents notice any behavioural changes in their children, they should not hesitate in taking help from an expert,” he says, adding that there is reluctance in Kashmiri society when it comes to taking medical help for psychological problems. He also …
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'Doctor Sleep' by Stephen King

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In 1977, after the successes of “Carrie” and “Salem's Lot,” Stephen King published “The Shining,” which centers on Jack Torrance, an alcoholic writer, who moves his family to the Overlook Hotel in the Colorado Rockies. The Overlook proves the epicenter …
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