drug abuse Archive

  • Jacqueline left a voice message on the Family Life Behind Bars phone line about how traumatic it was for her and her family when she was incarcerated because of her substance abuse problems. She is now involved in a program, Connecticut Pardon Team, that helps former inmates file their pardons applications.

    Phone-in Story: Jacqueline tells us of her addiction, incarceration and how she straightened out her life

    Posted on March 16, 2009 | No Comments
    Jacqueline left a voice message on the Family Life Behind Bars phone line about how traumatic it was for her and her family when she was incarcerated because of her substance abuse problems. She is now involved in a program, Connecticut Pardon Team, that helps former inmates file their pardons applications.

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  • At first blush, 38-year-old Tim F. looks like he must have had an All-American childhood growing up in a small town in Delaware. Unlike his peers, he was one of the few to attend college after graduating high school. He is now a successful editor in the publishing industry. When his brother was 18, he was sentenced to prison for the crimes he committed to feed his drug addiction. He spent the next 10 years in and out of prison, but

    Anything for the next high

    Posted on September 25, 2008 | No Comments
    At first blush, 38-year-old Tim F. looks like he must have had an All-American childhood growing up in a small town in Delaware. Unlike his peers, he was one of the few to attend college after graduating high school. He is now a successful editor in the publishing industry. When his brother was 18, he was sentenced to prison for the crimes he committed to feed his drug addiction. He spent the next 10 years in and out of prison, but "more in than out," says Tim. Here is his story.

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