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Sometimes, when life gives you lemons, you have no choice but to make lemonade. After battling a crack addiction about 25 years ago, Joe Huisman recently turned to comedy to transform his ...

I'm sure we are all aware of the problem that our society faces because of drug addiction. In New England, and specifically in Maine, addiction to prescription medications is a major problem. If you ...

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The Dayton Daily News, WHIO-TV, News Talk Radio WHIO have launched a community service project to raise awareness about the growing prescription drug epidemic in our community. “Prescription for Pain” ...

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Experts say South Africa's contradictory approach to drugs — treating addiction as both a disease and a crime — is fuelling a worsening crisis in places like Westbury, where illicit drugs plague the ...