Debbie’s Addiction

My friend Debbie has had serious issues with drug and alcohol addiction. Debbie, had begun drinking when she was 13 to impress some of her friends at a party. She thought that it would be fun to prove how grown up she was to all of her friends by drinking so much that she had to be rushed to the hospital to have her stomach pumped.Her mom and dad punished her by taking away her TV and phone privileges...

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Addiction

My friend Tina has had serious issues with drug and alcohol addiction. Tina, had begun drinking when she was 13 to impress some of her friends at a party. She thought that it would be fun to prove how grown up she was to all of her friends by drinking so much that she had to be rushed to the hospital to have her stomach pumped.Her mom and dad punished her by taking away her TV and phone privileges...

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Project 1811

DOWNTOWN EMERGENCY SERVICE CENTER1811 "HOUSING FIRST" PROJECT The 1811 Eastlake project was the subject of a 3-year study funded by a $400,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  The evaluation team included DESC and the Addictive Behavior Research Center at UW, which is part of the...

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