May
2010
Capping a Habit
Alberta officers to probe man’s death
As officers from an Alberta police force make their way to the Yukon to handle the investigation into the weekend death of a man staying at the Sarah Steele Building detox centre, the territory’s chief coroner has released the man’s name.
Read more on Whitehorse Star Daily
Addiction services receive funding boost
People dealing with mental illness and various addictions are expected to benefit from a new treatment program being launched this Friday.
Read more on Mississauga News
Manager of Meth-No-More reviews first year
It’s an often-heard excuse: “I was too high and too drunk to know what I was doing.” That’s what defendants charged in criminal cases will tell the judges in Vernal’s 8th District Court.
Read more on Vernal Express
Students hear sobering stories
Alcoholics tell sixth-graders just how bad things can get when you’re addicted.
Read more on Crookston Daily Times
Capping a Habit
“It’s us or jail.” by Nathaniel Hoffman There are no locks on the doors, but checking into the sobering station at Allumbaugh House is only one step removed from jail. The drab sobering station has room for up to 18 people to sleep off their trip–whether a cop has peeled them off the sidewalk on Sixth Street reeking of beer or their mom caught them tweaking in the basement and dropped them off …
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