Relatives Should Take Care of Orphans, Street Children
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The programmes have for years been focussing on what are known to be risky groups like truck drivers, commercial sex workers, narcotic drug addicts and adults with promiscuous habits. Many, if not most, of the families in the country who lose a …
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Thieves steal more than just material goods
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But on Wednesday night, I read the news story about the suspects' arrests and how, detectives say, they embarked on a burglary spree to support drug habits. My rage softened a little. Drug addiction is powerful. It hurts. It makes you desperate. I went …
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Parents' addiction major problem, C&Y boss says
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Luzerne County Children and Youth Director Frank Castano identified parental drug and alcohol addiction as a major driver forcing removal of county children from their homes. “It is pervasive. It's a struggle we encounter on a daily basis,” Castano …
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Bringing a drug epidemic into public view
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The size of the turnout at the Averill Park Fire House was not only an indicator of the size of the problem, it was also a message of necessity that the deadly drug problem needs to be turned around. “Not only do we need to intervene because there's a …
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