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Posts tagged with First Stop

Last Updated: Apr. 17, 2018 · 10:04 a.m.

Jennie C. on her bunk in the women’s dorm at the First Stop

At the First Stop recovery house in Kensington, it’s cold turkey or nothing

For some people, the tough love approach works. Others aren't so lucky.