Derek Boogaard's Family Sues NHL for Causing…

Derek Boogaard's family sues NHL for causing…

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In April, 2011, the NHL “knew, or should have known, that Derek Boogaard, a known drug addict, with probable brain damage due to concussive brain traumas sustained in NHF fights, was not complying with treatment (at a treatment center),” the suit alleges.
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Substance-abuse treatment program goals bring Republican Chris Christie

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The New Jersey Republican governor appeared on Wednesday with former Garden State governor Jim McGreevey, a Democrat, at a local jail to meet with a group of incarcerated women participating in a substance-abuse-treatment program. … McGreevey, who …
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Eldorado drug problem shocks Zuma

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James said he returned from rehabilitation and got addicted to drugs again. Zuma said government's first priority was to save the children. James's son would be the first to receive help. "Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has decided to first take the boy …
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Back from the brink

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STOCKTON – Dustin Cahoon's days are as packed and ordered as the small room he shares at the New Directions drug treatment facility in Stockton. Chores and tidying up. Classes on how to cope with addiction and recovery. Self-reflection and meditation.
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