Woman Overcomes Addiction, Helps Others

Published May 24, 2013

Woman overcomes addiction, helps others

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For her work in the fight against substance abuse, Niki Payne, recovery coach with Plateau Mental Health Center's "My Recovery" online therapy program, was honored as a prevention partner of the month by Power of Putnam, the community's anti-drug …
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Lawyer: NY man at center of HIV scare not positive

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Nushawn Williams, a New York drug dealer imprisoned amid accusations he infected 13 young women with HIV in the 1990s, does not have the virus that causes AIDS, according to his attorney, who said he arranged for a new blood test …
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Health Week: Has psychiatry shot its bolt?

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Among other changes are: defining compulsive gambling as an addiction; extending attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) into adulthood; and rolling four former disorders (autism, Asperger's disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, and …
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