State jails struggle with lack of treatment, rehab programs
Perhaps it should come as no surprise that Gene Mooney, a small-time thief and drug user who was the poster boy for the creation of Texas' system of rehabilitation-oriented state jails in 1995, is still in prison. After all, had he received more drug …
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Community Services for Dec. 30
DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP, facilitated by SouthernCare Hospice, meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 3 p.m. at Gadsden Health & Rehab Center, 1945 Davis Drive, Gadsden, on 800 Hall. For information, call Jane Sims, 256-5566. … Ongoing …
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JULY
Dallas Township supervisors continued discussion about whether to contribute toward the Kingston Township-run D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program. Kingston Township … The program cost is divided between Kingston, Dallas and Franklin …
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Community Services for Dec. 23
DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP, facilitated by SouthernCare Hospice, meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 3 p.m. at Gadsden Health & Rehab Center, 1945 Davis Drive, Gadsden, on 800 Hall. For information, call Jane Sims, 256-5566. … Ongoing …
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President Obama Sending First-Time Drug Offenders to Rehab Instead of Jail
Researchers at the National Institute of Justice stated: "Compared to traditional criminal justice system processing, treatment and other investment costs averaged $ 1,392 lower per drug court participant. Reduced recidivism and other long-term program …
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My twisted rehab sex life
At any cost. She was the answer to all my problems. No one could convince me otherwise—not my counselor, my parents, my lawyer, my prescribing doctor. We were residents at a strict segregated rehab in Southern California, and communication between …
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