Little Wings Charity Flying to Help Kids Like Blayze With Serious Illnesses

Little Wings Charity Flying to help kids like Blayze with serious illnesses – 600 families in Australia will face diagnosis of childhood cancer this year, 150 in NSW, and 40% in regional NSW where there is limited medical care. The emo…

The Future of Smoking Cessation (Hint: It May Not Be E-Cigarettes)

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Dr. David Gustafson from the University of Wisconsin presented a mobile app that that provides resources and support for individuals in addiction recovery when and where they need them. Linked to GPS and other personal data, the app can tell if someone …
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Grandma YoYo Making Good With Second Chance

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The Substance Abuse Foundation helped Mitchell enroll in a dental assistant training program, and Mitchell was able to get her unpaid parking and traffic citations cleared up with help from the Homeless Court, a Los Angeles County program. She is now …
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A surfer's tale of depression

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He hopes he can help others facing the same struggle. … "It cost me my family. I was married, and my wife and I are now going through a divorce," Mcbride said. His ex-wife had become pregnant with triplets soon after they met, before the couple had a …
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Why I'll Never Tell My Adopted Daughter She Was 'Born from My Heart'

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My first thought was “I'm really glad my [adoptive] parents didn't pull that born-in-my-heart crap on me.” I was adopted at birth and was given the direct “You were in another lady's belly” line. It worked for me. It also worked for all of the other …
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