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Thompson claims Voloshenko fell into a substance-abuse problem: You have to accept in this business that some of the guys you project to get to a certain level simply aren't going to get there.
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The killings in a working-class part of Cleveland's east side horrified residents and forced a re-examination of how the city handles reports of rapes and missing people, especially when they involve those with criminal records or mental health or substance-abuse problems.
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In her 40s, she returned to school to become a substance-abuse counselor and, eventually, began working with addicts to help them get their lives back on track.
Second Acts Kristi Essick 2011
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The latter, says Ron Howell, executive director of Recovery Resources, a non-profit substance-abuse treatment center in Quincy struggling with a 30% cut in state funding and a 90-day lag time for state reimbursements.
Illinois enacts tax increases to cut $15 billion deficit 2011
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Dr. Duckworth also urges patients with resistant depression to try cognitive-behavioral therapy, aerobic exercise and substance-abuse programs, all of which have clear evidence of effectiveness.
Giving Antidepressants a Boost With a Vitamin Melinda Beck 2012
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There were also signs of the home's former inhabitant: food crusted over in a Pyrex dish, a Ray Charles album, a pamphlet about substance-abuse programs.
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Coleman Fung A few years ago, he became involved with the veterans initiative at Jericho Project, a New York-based organization with 500 units of housing for homeless families, veterans and people with substance-abuse issues.
Software Executive Aids Needy Veterans Melanie Grayce West 2011
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I have no doubt that police officers and their spouses suffer from substance-abuse issues at a high rate along with the rest of the population, but it seems like everyone's copping on Season 3 of TNT's crime drama.
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Alas, the Pilots' fortunes rose and fell along with singer Scott Weiland 's myriad substance-abuse issues.
The Pop Scene: Around the World in Various Styles Andy Beta 2011
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Limiting gun purchases by people with substance-abuse problems, for example, makes sense, says psychologist John Grohol, founder of the mental-health website Psych Central.
Who Is Mentally Ill? It's Hard to Say Carl Bialik 2011
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