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]]>Ryan Botwinik stepped inside and closed a large, glass door, sealing himself off from East Baltimore Street. The sounds of midday traffic and sidewalk chatter dissipated, and a cluster of seated men turned their heads simultaneously in his direction. Mr. Botwinik strode confidently into the weathered former bank building — adjacent to the onetime home of the Baltimore… News - Cover Story, News - Special Reports, Substance Abuse 2009-07-02T19:00:43+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/substance_abuse/pikesvilles_ferentz_social_worker_of_year/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/substance_abuse/pikesvilles_ferentz_social_worker_of_year/#When:19:00:00Z
]]>Pikesville-based clinician Lisa Ferentz was recently named 2009 Social Worker of the Year by the Maryland Society for Clinical Social Work. Ms. Ferentz, who is the president and founder of the Institute for Advanced Psychotherapy Training and Education Inc., has been in private practice for more than 24 years. Her solo practice includes work with children, adolescents, adults,… News - Special Reports, Substance Abuse, News - Local 2009-04-30T19:00:00+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/substance_abuse/joanne_levy_helps_former_homeless_women/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/substance_abuse/joanne_levy_helps_former_homeless_women/#When:20:00:46Z
]]>It is called the Margaret Jenkins House, a historic mansion in Charles Village. Built in 1890, the house has seen many owners and gone through many uses. Last November, it began its newest phase when it officially opened as a residential facility for formerly homeless women. The Women’s Housing Coalition and its development partner, Homes for America, bought… News - Special Reports, Substance Abuse, News - Local 2009-01-15T20:00:46+00:00 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+00:00 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+00:00 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+00:00 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+00:00