Holiday Task Forces And Interlocks Effective, But DUI Prevention Complicated
Over the past several years, Arizona has put into place increasingly severe punishments for drunken driving. Those measures have helped … And couple that with counseling and addiction treatment programs and jail time," said Rookey. Last year, a …
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Alaska's harsh, unfair drug laws drain public finances, damage lives
Even Texas, our smaller, swaggering sister to the south, passed legislation in 2007 that reinvested $ 241 million from averted prison growth to expand substance abuse treatment and transitional re-entry programs. Why has execution-happy Texas outpaced …
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Todd Trenchard celebrates 15 years of sobriety
AMANDA McCOY/SUN HERALDTodd Trenchard entered Home of Grace Christian Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center in December 1998 for his addiction to alcohol and cocaine. He's been sober 15 years and has become the senior … was an alternative to marijuana is …
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Problems remain with state's four-drug policy
Janice Gambach, president of Springfield-based Mental Health Centers of Central Illinois, said she would like to see the four-drug policy repealed because there's little evidence that it saves money in the long run, and there's anecdotal evidence that …
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Legal pot is imminent in Colorado and Washington. Are they ready?
Christian Thurstone, a child psychiatrist and the medical director of a Denver substance abuse treatment center for adolescents, is one such skeptic. Since medical marijuana became commercialized in Colorado in 2009, the number of patients approved for …
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VA official tours Vt. veterans' hospital
Sowers visited the inpatient substance abuse treatment area, where many of the patients are also suffering from PTSD, and other sections of the hospital focused on traditional medical care for veterans. He also spoke via a telemedicine hookup with a …
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Red Hook residents recoil from plans for pricey rehab center
Urban Recovery House, a for-profit drug and alcohol abuse rehabilitation center, plans to open a 20,000-square-foot inpatient treatment facility on Beard Street in Red Hook, and local residents aren't happy. The area once had major issues with drugs, …
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Christie praises drug rehab programs for offenders
The state could not accommodate about 37 percent of the 84,000 people who wanted substance abuse treatment in 2010, according to the Division of Addiction Services. The division has asked the state for more residential treatment space, Lesniak said.
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Gov. Christie speaks at drug court ceremony, volunteers at soup kitchen
“It's all interconnected,” Christie said, standing in the cafeteria at Eva's Village. “We have to try to stop the cycle of drug abuse causing a lot of the subsequent homelessness and other problems that people face. That's why I feel so strongly about …
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Viewpoints: Nevada now asks hard questions about needs of mentally ill
Obamacare has also expanded the Mental Health Parity and Addition Equity Act of 2008 to increase access to treatment for mental health and substance abuse disorders. The Brown case has caused me and other members of the Nevada Legislature to …
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New Substance Abuse Center Opens on Florida's Gulf Coast
The Gabel Center, a private substance abuse treatment facility located in Fort Myers Beach, opened its doors this week, bringing high-quality, private treatment for substance abuse and trauma to the Southwest Florida area. Located on Estero Boulevard …
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Cambodia: Drug Centers Detain, Abuse 'Undesirables'
The 55-page report, “'They Treat Us Like Animals': Mistreatment of Drug Users and 'Undesirables' in Cambodia's Drug Detention Centers,” documents the experiences of people recently confined in the centers, who described being thrashed with rubber …
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