By Rich Pollack
DELRAY BEACH — Tony Allerton lived a good life — and helped thousands of others do the same.
Best known in Delray Beach as the longtime executive director of The Crossroads Club, Mr. Allerton shepherded the organization for decades a
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The Butterfly Boutique is a newly opened thrift store on southbound Federal Highway at Northeast Fifth Street in Delray Beach. The store benefits Wayside House, which helps women overcome addiction. Photo provided
By Amy Woods
Bargain hunters now c
Politics, Zika, pythons, hurricanes. Welcome to Florida.
You know what I mean. You watch TV news and read the headlines. It’s all people want to talk about.
Maybe we should be talking instead about an average of 13 overdose calls each day. Yes,
By Steve Pike
“I was born addicted to heroin.”
That Garcia Marquez-esque line opens The Painting and the Piano, co-authored by Ocean Ridge residents John Lipscomb and Adrianne Lugo. The self-published book follows Lipscomb and Lugo from seem
Xanax addiction, withdrawal and treatment
Xanax is a brand name for alprazolam, a central nervous system depressant prescribed to treat anxiety and panic disorder.
Xanax can be addictive, even after relatively short-term use at recommended doses. Ri
When someone you love takes his own life, it leaves a large aching space packed full of questions. I know, because I lost a brother to suicide. He was 51. This is why when I learned of Tod Abrams’ death at the Caron Ocean Drive facility in Delray
By Thomas R. Collins
Behind the signs of protest, the prospect of an expensive legal fight and contentious city commission meetings, there is something that’s even more desperate: people trying to figure out how to kick a crippling habit.
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