A Jewish Approach to Sobriety

Published February 3, 2013

A Jewish approach to sobriety

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

The Jewish community can no longer deny a problem in its midst, some rabbis and advocates say: Many Jews are addicted to drugs and alcohol. … In recent years, advocates say synagogues and other support groups have begun recognizing this struggle …
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Russell Brand: 'It's irrelevant what other people think of you'

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

The Sachsgate scandal in 2008 was supposed to be the final straw – since then he has become a Hollywood star, married and divorced a pop princess, and now here he is, the very acme of respectability, promoting Comic Relief concerts to raise money for …
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Rehab 'a 0k saving over jail'

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

STATE governments save more than $ 110,000 every time an alcohol or drug-addicted Aboriginal offender is ordered into rehabilitation instead of sent to jail, a new study by Deloitte Access Economics has found. A cost-benefit analysis of how non-violent …
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Republican lawmaker: Why do we lock up so many people?

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

But if I have a guy report to me six times a week and have to go through drug testing, family counseling, all these other steps — that's a lot more burdensome on him than sitting in a jail cell and watching cable TV all day. Maybe that's just … They …
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