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18 DR. KAMARIA TYEHIMBA Meet our President CEO 12 YOUTH LED COALITION How students are making a difference 16 RAYMOND JONES Th prodigals return 18 DEASA NICHOLS The business side of help 24 EMORY LIVERS A lifetime of service 28 PROLONGINGTHE PAIN Study suggests painkillers may be having the opposite effect in the long run 30 GROWING CONCERNOVER HEROIN USE The dangers that heroin use poses to the country

32 BOOM, BUST, AND DRUGS Study says economic downturn leads to increase in substance use disorders 36 MORETHAN SKIN DEEP Implant represents revolutionary approach to treating opioid addiction 38 COPINGWITH DISCRIMINATION Discrimination remains largely ignored as a cause of substance abuse 46 DWAYNE BALLOU How one man overcame his addiction 50 GIRLSWITH AMBITION A blend of education & play

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