Segment Four: Hooked in the Suburbs

Published February 2, 2013

Segment Four: Hooked in the Suburbs – Separating creativity from substance abuse at Right Turn a drug and alcohol treatment program.

A 'silent killer': Hepatits C and boomers

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Hence, health care workers who regularly handle blood are susceptible, as are drug users who share needles. Sanaz Majd, a … According to the CDC, new medicines are available that can improve standard treatment and shorten treatment time. For most …
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Woburn's mayor joins others in gun control talks

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With momentum growing behind federal gun control reforms and multiple proposals surfacing on Beacon Hill, Woburn Mayor Scott Galvin joined Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and more than a dozen urban and suburban Massachusetts mayors on Thursday to talk …
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Pete Souza / The White House

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… to build character and self-esteem. Prisoners convicted of nonviolent offenses like burglary, forgery or drug sales can shave months or years off their sentences by successfully completing a shock program — but it's tough. Inmates wake up at 5:30 …
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Charles Peabody comes clean in 'The Privileged Addict'

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Massachusetts ranks among the 10 states with highest rates of illicit drug use, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration . He's also challenging some conventional wisdom about treating addictions. … Consider clinical …
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