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Addicts in recovery, mental health counselor offers advice on surviving the holidays

Addicts in recovery, mental health counselor offers advice on surviving the holidays

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On a beautiful Thursday night, Scott Jeffries and Adam Jablin are doing what they love to do these days: hanging out and relaxing on the back patio of Jeffries’ Lake Worth Beach home. met in 2006. “Sixteen years ago I was a 39-year-old crackhead, addicted to heroin,” Jeffries said. “Drinking and drugs were my escape,” …

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Residence for the elderly: should the elderly risk major surgery? New research offers advice

Residence for the elderly: should the elderly risk major surgery? New research offers advice

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Nearly one in seven older adults will die within a year of major surgery, according to a major new study that sheds light on the risks older people face when undergoing invasive procedures. Older patients with probable dementia (33% die within a year) and frailty (28%), as well as those undergoing emergency surgery (22%), are …

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