Sentences issued in Barrow Superior Court Sept. 13
•Amy Storey Spelman, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute: ten years probation, serve two years suspended upon completion of the Lake House treatment program including psychological evaluation and substance abuse evaluation and pay a $ 3,500 fine.
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Father’s incarceration associated with elevated risks of marijuana and other illegal drug use
In a recently published study in the journal Addiction, researchers from Bowling Green State University report evidence of an association between father’s incarceration and substantially elevated risks for illegal drug use in adolescence and early adulthood.
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Va. Tech study helps Wounded Warrior program increase services to veterans
BLACKSBURG — Virginia’s population of veterans is 800,000 strong, more than 250,000 having served since 2001 – the highest ratio of any state.
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