Jane’s Addiction – Kansas City, Kansas – 8/19/2011

Jane’s Addiction – Kansas City, Kansas – 8/19/2011 – Ain’t No Right.

Argentines celebrate Francis as their 'slum pope'

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"Four years ago, I was at my worst and I needed help. When the Mass started he knelt down and washed my feet. It hit me hard. It was such a beautiful experience," said Cristian Marcelo Reynoso, 27, a garbage collector trying to kick a cocaine addiction …
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State striking it rich with problem gambling fund

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Kathy Moore, D-Kansas City. "I absolutely think there is a need. It ought to go to treatment for gambling addictions." Angela de Rocha, spokeswoman for the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services, said Brownback didn't eliminate all funding …
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Heroin use is rising across Missouri, report says

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Researchers say the problem is worse in eastern Missouri but is headed to Kansas City, where authorities say availability has increased greatly since 2007. … Jefferson City has had a series of town-hall meetings about heroin addiction and treatment.
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