Former NBA star Chris Herren will speak to Staten Island parents about drug …

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Chris Herren has told his story of basketball triumph thwarted by drug abuse to high schoolers on Staten Island, and now, he's looking to inform the borough's parents on what to look for if they're worried their children are …
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Britney Spears and her parents defeat Sam Lutfi in court; his case is dismissed

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Attorneys for the Spears family stated that Britney's depression and drug addiction began after her three-year romance with Justin Timberlake ended in 2002. They said that her … Britney and her parents have declined to comment on the case. Britney …
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Dedham health council focuses on drugs

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Ron Brock, founder of the Manor Neighborhood Association, said he was an addict for 40 years, but was brought back from addiction with help from his family and his faith. “I know a bit about what's going on out there and I see what it does to …
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Laila Haidari: 'mother' of Afghan drug addicts

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Married off at 12 and a mother at 13, Afghan divorcee Laila Haidari now lives to help drug addicts in Kabul, who call her mother. Now thirty-five years old, she was born and brought up in Iran, where her refugee parents lived out war and political …
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