Crockett Woman Writes Memoir About 40 Year Prison Sentence, Drug Addiction

Published March 7, 2013

Crockett woman writes memoir about 40 year prison sentence, drug addiction

Filed under: Drug Addiction Texas

An East Texas woman's miraculous story of survival after she was sentenced to forty years in prison for alcohol and drug addiction has hit bookstores all over the country. A daughter of an Evangelical pastor, Janie Burkett, lived a life in God's …
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Loving But Leaving A Toxic Mother In 'Without You'

Filed under: Drug Addiction Texas

Domenica Ruta, or Nikki, as she goes by in the book, is an addict, alcoholic and occasional drug user, but perhaps the most complicated and toxic part of her addiction is the relationship she has with her mother — a bleached and tattooed brawler who …
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Charles sharing story of addiction, recovery

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Her addiction was confined to crack. “That was my drug. I never wanted to do heroin because of my father's addiction. I never wanted to do that. I experimented with all kinds of drugs, quaaludes, acid, weed, but it was only crack cocaine that …
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CompPharma's Joe Paduda to Moderate “The Tale of Two States” Session at the …

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Amy Lee, Special Deputy Commissioner for Policy and Research at the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation, will discuss the Texas Closed Formulary, which requires physicians to obtain pre-authorization before prescribing …
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