http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php en plevin@jewishtimes.com Copyright 2008 2008-11-21T12:35:48-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/substance_abuse/silence_terribly_on_schedule/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/substance_abuse/silence_terribly_on_schedule/#When:03:00:00Z It’s been three weeks now since the tragic death of 16-year-old Chananya Backer. During his Tisha B’Av funeral at Levinson’s, a packed house wrung their hands, cried and expressed every sort of sadness at the death of this youth. Now, weeks later, it’s almost as if he’s been sadly forgotten. We’re talking about Obama and McCain. We’re talking… News - Special Reports, Substance Abuse 2008-08-29T03:00:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/substance_abuse/mother_daughter_comeback_for_reconciliation/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/substance_abuse/mother_daughter_comeback_for_reconciliation/#When:00:43:00Z Claire Fontaine loved her daughter so much that she sent her away for about two years, and went through long periods of not even contacting Mia. That’s the price that Ms. Fontaine needed to pay to bring her daughter through a journey of recovery from substance abuse, but most of all to begin healing from the crime of… News - Special Reports, Substance Abuse 2007-11-10T00:43:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/substance_abuse/hard_pill_to_swallow/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/substance_abuse/hard_pill_to_swallow/#When:18:06:00Z Robert M. Stutman, a retired Drug Enforcement Administration special agent, was speaking to a group of area businessmen recently at an airport hotel. The focus of this meeting was to talk about how drug abuse impacts the workplace. But before Mr. Stutman, a former Randallstown resident now living in Florida, got to the office, the business execs wanted… News - Cover Story, News - Special Reports, Substance Abuse 2007-10-19T18:06:00-05:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/substance_abuse/from_eternity_to_here/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/substance_abuse/from_eternity_to_here/#When:16:33:00Z Nikki Perlow, 21, loved ranch dressing on her spaghetti noodles. She loved the TV show “Golden Girls,” and she loved riding horses. Twenty-year-old Brad Berman’s favorite movie was “Happy Gilmore.” He played ice hockey and lacrosse, and was a wrestler. He played the guitar and saxophone, and his favorite color was green. Jared Seiden, 22, loved watching “The… News - Special Reports, Substance Abuse 2007-09-14T16:33:00-05:00