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The state of Maine released crime statistics for 2006, and they aren’t positive. In fact, they show the fastest increase in crime since 1993. The overall number of serious crimes in Maine increased 4.6% in 2006 over 2005. According to the stats, which are based on reports from the state’s individual police agencies, the number…
A person’s alcohol or drug addiction affects everyone close to that person. Friends and family members often don’t know how to deal with a loved one’s addiction or even understand it. But when friends and family members get together, understand and address the impact they experience in the situation, they increase their ability to gather…
Allen’s Coffee Flavored Brandy continues to be the top-selling brand of liquor in the state of Maine. The liquor is so popular, in fact, that its different bottle sizes ranked 1st, 2nd, 6th and 9th on the Maine Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations’ top 25 list of alcoholic items sold in 2006. The…
Last week, Anna Nicole Smith’s autopsy report came out and ruled her death an “accidental” overdose. Anna Nicole had nine presciption drugs in her body at the time of her death, according to the report. All of the drugs were at normal prescribed levels, but the combination turned out to be deadly. The About Alcoholism…