A long wait for help: Addiction counselor shortage lengthens wait for treatment

Published January 15, 2014

A long wait for help: Addiction counselor shortage lengthens wait for treatment
FARGO – Kenny and Jennifer Lamb lost custody of their four children in 2012 after police caught the couple with meth paraphernalia and ill-gotten prescription pills. To get their kids back, the Lambs needed to get clean. Ask Kenny Lamb … The couple's … Read more on In-Forum

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Kenny and Jennifer Lamb lost custody of their four children when police caught them with meth paraphernalia and some ill-gotten prescription pills. To get their children back, the couple needed to get clean. Ask Kenny Lamb … The couple's ending was … Read more on Grand Forks Herald