MusiCares: The Reality of Addiction & Recovery
MusiCares: The Reality of Addiction & Recovery – www.musicares.org John Hardy talk to MusiCares about his struggle with addiction and road to recovery with the help of MusiCares. Brett and Lavinia Hudson talk about battling cancer and medical bills and getting help. Addiction affects more than 22 million Americans. Only 4 million receive the treatment they need. 1 in 4 Americans has a family member who is struggling with addiction. Approximately 60% of individuals in recovery relapse within the first six years. Since 2000, insurance costs have risen 69% while wages have increased just 12%. 50 million Americans had no health insurance in 2010; 1 in 7 were children. 25 million additional Americans remain under-insured. Since 1991, MusiCares has provided more than million in assistance to music people in need. More than million was distributed in the past five years alone, all thanks to the generous contributions of people like you.
Woman gets 3 years in prison for giving psychotropic medication to nursing …
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The former director of nursing at a California nursing home was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for using psychotropic drugs to subdue residents. The defendant, Gwen D. Hughes, was convicted of … Hughes was charged on a felony count of …
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Finding Solace and Relief: Acupuncture For Veterans
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The goal of the MSRP is to provide free community style acupuncture treatments to veterans, active duty soldiers and their family members to reduce the ravaging effects of PTSD and chronic pain sustained during their military service in our nation's …
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