Controlling Mental Illness Could Help Control Gun Violence: Christopher Evans
Controlling mental illness could help control gun violence: Christopher Evans
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At 52, Folbert is a face of recovery, the success story of a once-violent, suicidal, paranoid-schizophrenic, delusional drug addict with a gambling jones, who flipped out big-time on Oct. 13, 2002. On that Sunday, he was sitting in a pew at St. Angela …
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Steve Earle set for rare casino show Thursday at the Nugget
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Earle portrayed a recovering drug addict and counselor in “The Wire” and he plays the role of a musician in “Treme.” “'The Wire' is one of the best shows ever on television,” he said. “It's weird because not that many people saw the show when it was on …
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Shaul Schwarz talks about Sundance doc “Narco Cultura” & culture war in midst …
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Shaul Schwarz talks about Sundance doc “Narco Cultura” & culture war in midst of War on Drugs. Published on Jan 9, 2013 06:00PM. In the United … We were always pushing to get through the characters' stories to the heart of the drug war, and for that …
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How We Portray Mental Health on TV Matters
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Some friends were shocked, but others said that Wilson, who was 38 at the time, had "battled his share of demons, which have included drug addiction," reported <em>People</em>. Wilson "bounced back" from his suicide attempt, People reported eleven …
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