Alcoholism: Notes From Indian Country: SuAnne Died Young, but Her Legacy Lives on – Native Times

Notes from Indian Country: SuAnne died young, but her legacy lives on – Native Times
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Notes from Indian Country: SuAnne died young, but her legacy lives on
Native Times
For example; the chief of police was asked about alcoholism on the reservation. He replied that 80 percent of the arrests he makes are alcohol related. How did Ms. Sawyer spin this? She said, “The alcoholism rate on the Pine Ridge Reservation is 80

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Catherine “Kay” McGrath, 87, Founder of Mercer Council on Alcoholism and Drug … – Patch.com
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Catherine "Kay" McGrath, 87, Founder of Mercer Council on Alcoholism and Drug
Patch.com
She was the founder and, for more than 20 years, the executive director of the Mercer Council on Alcoholism and Drug Addiction, building the council with a $ 5000 bank loan, the use of a borrowed brownstone in Trenton and only herself on the staff to a

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A case of Devine inspiration: Jail inmate puts focus in right direction … – Maryville Daily Times
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A case of Devine inspiration: Jail inmate puts focus in right direction
Maryville Daily Times
Ask Selena Devine about her past and she will share bits and pieces, all laced with horrid accounts of growing up poor in an extremely violent environment fueled by alcoholism and addiction.

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Bid to reinstate public drinking – Melbounre Times Weekly
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Bid to reinstate public drinking
Melbounre Times Weekly
"Alcoholism needs to be treated as a health issue. The Northern Territory intervention shows that you can't resolve alcoholism through law and order," Cr Main said. The bylaw was introduced in 2009 in an attempt to reduce antisocial behaviour caused by

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