HOMELESS MAN “GOLDEN VOICE” GETS a JOB
HOMELESS MAN “GOLDEN VOICE” GETS A JOB – ed Williams, a homeless US man with a deep, refined voice has become an overnight online sensation after being “discovered” by a local reporter on a street corner in Columbus, Ohio. The 53 year-old has now been offered a job by the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers and is being pursued by NFL Films for possible work. Williams said the team had offered him a two-year contract and said they would pay his living expenses. Williams was recently living in a tent and whose past includes a lengthy list of arrests. He has served time in prison for theft and forgery and has been cited with numerous misdemeanours, including drug abuse. In New York, Williams’ mother Julia was thrilled her only child was turning his life around.
“Facing the Habit” Documentary Film Trailer
“Facing the Habit” Documentary Film Trailer – NYC Screening: December 16 2007, 7pm @ Two Boots Pioneer Theater 155 E. 3rd St. (betw. Avenues A & B) NY, NY 10009 FREE! After-party at JULEP follows. Produced by Magnolia Martin, Miles Forman, Jennifer Piston facingthehabit.com Award-winning documentary FACING THE HABIT (Director, Magnolia Martin) tells the story of Dave, a former stockbroker whose life has spiraled out of control due to his heroin addiction. In his desperate quest to become clean, Dave agrees to undergo treatment with ibogaine, an experimental substance derived from the West African root Iboga, which has recently been reported to cure drug addiction. FACING THE HABIT is an intimate look into the life of the addict, as Dave’s life is revealed before, during, and after the treatment.
“Over the GW” Private Screening – 6/3/07
“Over the GW” Private Screening – 6/3/07 – A behind the scenes look at a sneak preview screening of “Over the GW” at the Pioneer Theater (155 East 3rd Street, between Avenues A & B, NYC). The film is based on writer/ director Nick Gaglia’s personal experience with institutionalized child abuse in drug rehab. The film debuts publically starting on June 27th at the Pioneer Theater in NYC. Music by John Presnell.
New Drug Approval Rate At Near-Record High, FDA Says
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Russell Brand Tells MPs Drug Addiction Should Be Treated as Illness
Russell Brand Tells MPs Drug Addiction Should Be Treated As Illness – Comedian Russell Brand has told MPs on the Home Affairs Select Committee addiction should be treated as an illness instead of a crime. The 36-year-old who said he had beaten a heroin addiction which saw him arrested a dozen times, blamed his drug problems on emotional and psychological difficulties. Society should not “discard people, write them off on methadone and leave them on the sidelines” and should exercise more “love and compassion”, he argued.
Ruling Is Victory for Drug Companies in Promoting Medicine for Other Uses
How Can I Volunteer or Intern at a Mental Health Facility And/or at Drug Rehab Places?
Question by unhuman: How can i volunteer or intern at a mental health facility and/or at drug rehab places?
i want to want to become a drug/alcohol counselor, for a intermediate carrier goal, the certificate only takes a year or so. i been going to college for 2 yrs, and this summer i am planning on taking this summer off and no class, and i really want to do some out of the box activities that i like.
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Orange County California Drug & Alcohol Treatment Facilities
orange county california drug & alcohol treatment facilities – Narconon vista bay – one of the premiere drug and alcohol treatment centers servicing fullerton, Anaheim, brea, la habra and tustin in Orange County California. Fight drug abuse with affordable and reliable drug rehabilitation programs at Vista Bay.
Drug, alcohol abuse tied to early-life strokes
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Strokes are often thought of as a condition of the elderly, but researchers said long-term changes in the heart, arteries or and blood as a result of drug abuse or heavy drinking may put users at higher-than-average risk earlier in life. … It's also …
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