CONTENTS To send a comment or question, write to: Fresh Start Comprehensive Center 11 E Mt Royal Ave. Baltimore, MD 21202
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FEATURES 06 WHERE HELP IS NEEDED Founder aims to help addicts wherever they are, whatever their needs may be 12 BAD RAP Baltimore’s “heroin city” reputation unfair, according to the Baltimore Sun 14 BOOM, BUST, ANDDRUGS Study says economic downturn leads to increase in substance use disorders 16 EFFECTIVE SOLUTION Baltimore PD explores treating, not jailing, low-level drug offenders 20 IT’S ABOUTMORE THANDRUGS Pamela Gibson explains the many possible factors leading to addiction
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26 CHANGETO METHADONE REIMBURSEMENT State proposal aims to reduce repayment Discriminiation remains largely ignored as a cause of substance abuse 34 THE ALPHABET OF RECOVERY Fresh Start uses cognitive therapy to help patients break unhealthy patterns 36 BEND BUT DON’T BREAK Yoga is being used to help people maintain recovery and avoid relapse 28 COPINGWITH DISCRIMINATION
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