Bill De Blasio Daughter Reveals Drug, Alcohol Abuse

Bill de Blasio daughter reveals drug, alcohol abuse
The turning point for her, Chiara says, was when her therapist referred her to an outpatient treatment center in New York City where she could work in group therapy sessions with other patients her age. She credits her parents and that treatment …
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Novel Nanotherapy Breakthrough May Help Reduce Recurrent Heart Attacks …
An international research team, led by Mount Sinai investigators, designed and tested a high-density lipoprotein (HDL) nanoparticle loaded with a statin drug. … “Even with the most aggressive treatment available, repeat heart attacks do occur …
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Watertown program helps keep people out of prison
Soffiyah Elijah heads the Correctional Association, a criminal justice reform group in New York City. She says Cuomo is putting the state's focus back on the societal problems that lead to addiction and crime. "We need more dollars for treatment …
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Baltimore wants to give out thousands more needles to drug users
So the Rawlings-Blake administration is asking the General Assembly to pass legislation allowing the city to distribute as many syringes as an addict needs — no strings attached — as is done in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Vancouver. That …
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