Corrie Bruce Jones: 'I'Ve Got My Life Back!'

Corrie Bruce Jones: 'I've got my life back!'

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Bruce, who played Corrie's Les Battersby for more than a decade, has often been dubbed an alcoholic after appearing to battle booze addiction over the years. After being dropped from Corrie in 2007 he was reportedly downing 15 pints a day. But he …
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Addiction to meth not a death sentence

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He also warned that recovery programs more geared toward dealing with alcohol have a poor track record in helping people who are addicted to meth. He explained that the problem is such programs' reliance on members or clients going back and relating …
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Sequestration hurts fight against addiction

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Alpha Home, established in 1966, provides residential and outpatient treatment for women with addictions, and the highly regarded nonprofit treats more than 800 women annually. The toll of addiction reaches beyond the individual. The children of Alpha …
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Rally4Recovery kicks off in Providence, aims to help people conquer addiction

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Dale K. Klatzker, president and chief executive officer of The Providence Center, a community behavioral health agency, said that only a small fraction of people who need alcohol or substance abuse treatment get it — and those who do generally cycle …
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