Dick Beardsley: World Class Marathon Runner, Motivational Speaker, Addiction/Dependency Survivor


 

Dick Beardsley: World Class Marathon Runner, Motivational Speaker, Addiction/Dependency Survivor – For a brief moment in the early 1980’s, Dick Beardsley became the most famous runner/athlete in the world – by losing a race. During the 1982 Boston Marathon…

 

Administrator – HMP Bure

Filed under: drug treatment programs in prison

We deliver drug and alcohol services – in prisons and in the community – which help people move away from addiction and crime. These services provide a variety of support, including advice, counselling, group work and intensive treatment. Our program …
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Partying pregnant driver gets 3 years for hit–run in Augsburg student's death

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Randle, 28, of St. Paul, was sentenced Monday, April 22, to three years in prison for hitting and killing Conley, 20, as he crossed a Minneapolis street last year. She'd pleaded guilty this month to two counts of criminal vehicular homicide. … He's a …
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After stealing sports memorabilia, bilking hotel, man sentenced

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A Wilkes-Barre man who stole autographed memorabilia from a former bar and restaurant in Scranton while posing as a buyer will enter a rehabilitative program designed to target his drug addiction, Lackawanna County Judge Vito P. Geroulo ruled Monday …
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Stanley: Making her recovery from drug addiction count

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Her growing commitment and addiction treatment started complementing each other. … Michelle got her start last month when she graduated from the drug court and spoke to some jail inmates just starting the program that helped her find purpose and hope.
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