How Drugs, Lack of Safe Housing Fuel Vancouver's Mental-Health Crisis

Published October 13, 2013

How drugs, lack of safe housing fuel Vancouver's mental-health crisis
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Dr. Lohrasbe said health officials probably did not anticipate deinstitutionalization followed by increased drug use when the government decided to close down Riverview in favour of community-based care. Prior to the 1980s, drugs were relatively … A … Read more on The Globe and Mail

End Zone: Sugar Ray finds new arena as sexual abuse victim helping others
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Leonard, it turned out, was addicted to alcohol, and had problems with cocaine, too, and later admitted he had been physically abusive to his first wife, Juanita, mother of their two children. Leonard went through treatment and says he has been sober … Read more on New York Daily News

Sunrise Police Stop Cocaine-Selling Operation After South Florida Sun Sentinel …
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Nearly four out of every five suspects booked since 2009 for cocaine trafficking by Sunrise police listed home addresses outside Broward County. The newspaper revealed that police enticed buyers with bargain prices and offers ….. If given a chance … Read more on Huffington Post