Alcoholism Among Women Draws Greater Attention
A Chicago woman recounts years of heavy drinking, the impact on her family, and a year of sobriety after rehab. The piece notes rising female alcoholism, with higher binge drinking, DUI arrests, and more women seeking treatment. It profiles doctors, treatment centers, and the shift toward recognizing addiction as a women’s issue.
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Chicago
Heather
The
Chicago Tribune
U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Minnesota
New Hope Recovery Center
Resurrection Health Care
Daniel Angres
Resurrection
South Side
the Tribune
Lake Forest
Ill
Lisa Oldson Orelind
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Daniel Ganger
Northwestern Memorial
David Abrahamson
St. Luke Lutheran Church
Lakeview
Abrahamson
St. Joseph Hospital
Michelle
Marge
Value of marijuana crop fuels debate between advocates and police
In California grow sites seized in Tulare and Fresno counties officials valued the plants at 7.2 million using a 4 000 per pound street price formula. NORML disputes yield assumptions and favors weighing usable buds while authorities defend a plant based estimate. Fresno and Tulare raids recovered thousands of plants and pounds valued at several million dollars amid mounting potency and rising street prices.
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California
Tulare
California Department of Justice
Keith Stroup
National Organization For the Reform of Marijuana Laws
NORML
Casey McEnry
Federal Drug Enforcement Agency
San Francisco
State Department of Justice
Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement
Michelle Gregory
Sacramento
State Bureau
Tulare County
Chris Douglass
Fresno Police
Jeff Cardinale
Stroup
Gregory
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