The No-Help Cycle: Jail Fails Addicts

The No-Help Cycle: Jail Fails Addicts

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She hopes the Bronx criminal court offers her husband, a heroin addict, a residential substance abuse treatment program in exchange for sentence time. Everyone knows that you can't have too long a drug record to get a treatment offer, but he's pretty …
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Lady GaGa Checks Into Drug Rehab For Substance Abuse?

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Most of the time if a celeb is dealing with a substance abuse issue and they decided to seek treatment it creates a huge problem. Dropping out of sight for weeks will cause speculation but then not everyone wants to willingly share their personal …
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State drug abuse, awareness chief says cost thwarts drug treatment

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Pennsylvania is only able to adequately treat one out of every eight drug addicts because of a lack of money for treatment programs, says the newly minted secretary of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs. Gary Tennis, a former prosecutor in the …
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GEICO honors US servicemen and servicewomen at Military Service Awards

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As a result of Tech Sgt. Cardenas' work and impact on alcohol and drug abuse prevention, Keesler's program was chosen to participate in a congressionally mandated study of substance abuse treatment. United States Coast Guard. Petty Officer Claude M.
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