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Doing Away with Stigma

Walking through a grocery store recently, I took my cart down an aisle in search of sweetener. i'd been to this store several times, but it was apparent someone had decided it was time to rearrange everything. My usual

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(At Least) 3Things You Can Do to Stop Opiate Addiction

There\'s no doubt the opiate epidemic has burned across our area, state and nation. According to some estimates, overdoses killed more Americans in 2016 than in all of the Vietnam War. Overdose deaths the year before

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Stop Bullying

Putting an End to Bullying: Program Helps Kids Prevent Bullying

September 30, 2017  |  Anxiety, Bullying, Coping, Elementary, Kids, Partners, Trauma

Guest Post by Talbert House staff “I have been bullied every day since Kindergarten.” While shocking quotes like this one from a local 6th grade student are becoming increasingly common the Council on Child Abuse

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3 Tips for Finding Help for Opiate Addiction

3 Tips for Finding Help for Opiate Addiction

Recognizing the need to find help for an addiction to opiates is the first step on your road to recovery. No one chooses to become addicted, and the impact of addiction can affect more than just the person with a

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'An Encourager for People'

August 25, 2017  |  Addiction, Coping, Counseling, Heroin, Opiates, Partners, Recovery

Peer supporter part of new program of people sharing their own experience to help people in recovery from addiction By John Cummings, Director of Communications (soon to appear in the Wilmington News

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De-stressing the 'Back to School' Transition

Back to school can be a stressful time for the entire family. Lazy summer days are abruptly replaced by hectic mornings packed with new classes, practices, homework and a variety of other stressors. Being unprepared for

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