Hope for Addicts and Their Families

Published January 14, 2014

Hope for Addicts and Their Families – City of Angels is a non-profit organization which provides resources and a meeting place for recovering addicts and their families. Guest, Kevin Meara, a par…

20 suspected Akron heroin dealers charged in federal indictments

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James Van Allen, the acting special agent in charge of the U.S. DEA, said: “Heroin use has become one of the largest drug abuse problems in Ohio and across the United States. This joint operation is a clear demonstration of the ongoing commitment the …
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Abbotsford Scraps Contentious Ban on Needle Exchanges

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

Abbotsford's 2005 land use bylaw prohibited any harm reduction measures to address the needs of illicit drug users such as needle exchange services, mobile dispensing units, the distribution of condoms and supervised injection sites. Last May, the …
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A family's crusade

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

A family's crusade. 21st Century Media photo by Julia Wilkinson Lynne Massi of Chester County garnered support for the Good Samartian drug overdose bill which would grant immunity to substance abusers in certain situations. Massi lost her nephew David …
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