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Video: Closure of Detox Centre Brings Valley Lobby Group To City.

Amy Graves is the spokeswoman for 'Get Prescription Drugs off the Street'. She and two colleagues recently visited Halifax to voice their concerns.

Amy's brother Josh who was 21 when he died on March 19 after combining alcohol and prescription drugs at a party. Graves wants to bring awareness to the fact that the Middleton detoxification unit is the only program available with less than a five-day waiting list. The other program is the 21-day program, which only runs a few times a year and has a months-long waiting list.

 

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