Berlin's 'Die Garbe' Gives Recovering Drug Addicts a Fresh Start

Published March 5, 2014

Berlin's 'Die Garbe' Gives Recovering Drug Addicts A Fresh Start
She is the head of the trainee program that each year offers three recovering drug addicts a formal education in the restaurant to become a licensed cook. "We started back in '99," Zacheja says, "and so far all of our trainees successfully graduated …
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Marijuana May Hurt The Developing Teen Brain
Lisdahl says it's a mistake for teenagers to use cannabis. "It's the absolute worst time," she says, because the mind-altering drug can disrupt development. Think of the teen years, she says, as the "last golden opportunity to make the brain as healthy …
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NYC Official: Hoffman Died From Toxic Mix Of Drugs
NEW YORK (AP) — Philip Seymour Hoffman died from taking a combination of heroin, cocaine and other drugs, the New York City medical examiner ruled Friday, a toxic mix that addiction specialists say is not uncommon in the tens of thousands of overdose …
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