State officials detail 'pretrial services' for defendants with addiction issues
Andy Pallito, commissioner of the Department of Corrections, told lawmakers that he expects that new "pretrial services" would keep a large number of defendants with substance abuse problems out of jail and ultimately reduce recidivism rates and the …
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Remedies plans to move domestic violence, addiction services east in Rockford
Most people in that program are younger than age 30, and many started off addicted to other narcotics or prescription medications. More than half of the people using the methadone clinic and substance abuse services are women, and some women are …
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Hamilton becoming a hub for addictions services
Industry professionals point to Hamilton's burgeoning medical industry and say that just like other medical fields, patients are gravitating to the city to make use of addictions services that are unique and leading the way in Canada. In some cases, it …
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NH ranks 49th among states for access to alcohol, drug treatments
… a halfway house. McLoed said he has been clean since. “I was 50/50 about whether or not to go into a rehab or to go to a methadone clinic. I am really glad I chose rehab because I found a way of life where I would not find drugs necessary,” McLoed …
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War on drugs shifts: Health care law expands coverage for substance abuse …
Nationally, one in 10 people addicted to drugs or alcohol, or 20.7 million people, do not receive treatment, according to a report from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. America's current health care system does "little to …
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Mandatory drug tests start for felons on Minnesota welfare
St. Louis County social service officials have started enforcing Minnesota's new drug-testing program for residents receiving state “welfare” benefits who previously have been convicted of a felony drug crime. The county is following a little-known law …
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A new kind of addict: Methadone clinics find new mission in fight against …
“We treat mainstream America,” said Ed Ohlinger, the regional director for 10 private, for-profit addiction treatment centers in the Southeast owned by CRC Health Group, including the Volunteer Treatment Center in Chattanooga. In Tennessee, methadone …
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At 'Last,' the Breeders return
Kelley was arrested in a drug bust in 1995 and forced to face up to years of heroin addiction. That's when — like Eric Clapton, Steven Tyler and many other musicians — she arrived in Minnesota to get clean at Hazelden in Center City. “It's a …
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#EndMedicineAbuse: Why Prescription Drug Abuse Is So Personal to Me
This past summer, I was selected by The Partnership at Drugfree.org and Genart as the winning filmmaker in their #endmedicineabuse teen filmmaker project, and I set out to uncover the growing problem of kids my age sharing and abusing prescription …
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ONC to help fight Rx drug abuse
In an effort to combat the prescription drug abuse epidemic, the Office of the National Coordinator has launched a new interoperability initiative to better link drug monitoring programs with health IT systems. In a blog post, Jennifer Frazier, ONC's …
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Torrington methadone clinic scheduled for spring open, other substance abuse …
People seeking help from an addiction to legal and illegal substances have several treatment options available in the Litchfield County area. Some of the substance abuse treatment and rehabilitation centers in the area include Northwest Sobriety …
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Recovery Associates Brings Its Leading-Edge Drug and Alcohol Treatment …
Recovery Associates is a drug and alcohol treatment center that provides a variety of programs and services for men, women and teens struggling with chemical dependency issues. At the core of their philosophy is the belief that addiction is a treatable …
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Viewpoint: How the Drug Treatment System Failed Cory Monteith
The evidence suggests that many of these institutions are ineffective or even potentially harmful— “troubled teen” is not a standardized diagnosis and most of these largely unregulated residential centers do not effectively identify or treat the most …
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Shelby County addiction professional: Teens are not afraid to use needles
ALABASTER, Ala. (WIAT) — Susan Staats-Sidwell has a front row seat to the shocking display of drug abuse in Shelby County. She operates the Shelby County Treatment Center, a methadone clinic in Alabaster where people addicted to opiates like heroin …
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Question by Dona: POLICE OFFICERS, put yourself in his place, try to think like he does, my son 23 is currently in jail for?
letting traffic violations, seat belt, speeding, out of date sticker, etc…all pile up and now he is in a “CORRECTIONAL FACILITY” for 6 months. Okay, first..he is a high school drop-out, he was spoiled rotten as a teen, his first “Job” was working with a guy cutting trees. At the end of the first week he got paid…week 2 he gets a bottle of 120 hydro’s (hydrocodone, I guess) and the guy tells him, “Man you can sell these and make way more than what I was supposed to pay you” (yeah, right!! he was 17 his dad and I had no knowledge until WAY after the fact. So, blah, blah, he gets hooked on pills, stole stuff, pawned stuff whatever it took to get his “fix”. He finally ended up on methadone. This is the stuff they give people to get off some street drug, ie..heroine? So, me and his dad finally figure out all this and end up taking him to a methadone clinic every day for 6 months. They are supposed to dose him down and get him off of it. They gave him more and he ends up worse than when he started!(Yes, daddy and I paid every day to try to help our son get off drugs) We find out that this so-called clinic makes MILLIONS of dollars a year keeping people hooked on methadone. I call whoever I can think of to tell them…news, police, lawyers,,etc.. NOTHING is done. The clinic is still open. Anyway, we refuse to take him anymore, he goes ballistic! screaming,cussing me-his own mother! We kick him out. He is like a little bloodsucker moving from friend to friend until he comes here begs on his knees to let him stay here until he gets off it and will I please help him through withdrawal? Yes, he did it it was awful, gross, disgusting, but we did it. Now he tries to find a job, finds some keeps them a while, starting getting tickets, speeding, then he got his license revoked. Lets the tickets pile up again and ends up in jail again, he knows he can’t live here anymore, he is now 23,no drivers license, homeless, no car, no diploma. Can you imagine what is going through his mind? I know you cops see all kinds of stuff. But what is the answer? He already knows he MESSED up bad! He admits it, We all know this, we know where mistakes were made. Is his life over at 23? He is off drugs because he says he can’t get pills in jail. But, when he gets out what is he supposed to do? Police officers, law enforcement agencies, judges, lawyers…anybody…especially police I know you see pitiful stuff all the time, He knows where he made his mistakes and wishes to God that he could start over….can he? please give me suggestions, comfort, prayers anything but smart-eleck remarks. I really don’t need that I need help, he needs help he knows that. Please please put yourself in his shoes and give me suggestions, nice ones, (even if YOU would never do anything like that) Officers I know things like this go through your mind, suggestions, encouragement….anything?
why thank-you officer ICET that is exactly what I needed to know..
ISAID WE KNOW WE MESSED UP, LETTING HIM DROP OUT, WE KNOW
could a REAL police officer with a heart answer my question, I don’t need preaching. He is going to come out of jail with no where to go, no food to eat,no way to get to the GED school. He IS paying for his actions by being in jail. , how does a homeless person become a responsible citizen? He is sorry, he is ready to start fresh he has realized the error of his ways. I am talking the DAY he gets out…how does he start?

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Answer by IceT
He made bad decisions and broke the law! He now has to suffer the consequences! He needs to understand that his actions have consequences!!!!!!!

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