SUBSTANCE–ABUSE COUNSELING: Senate Report Highlights Problems

Published May 23, 2013

SUBSTANCE–ABUSE COUNSELING: Senate report highlights problems

Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse treatment

SACRAMENTO — California's lax system of credentialing drug and alcohol counselors has allowed convicted sex offenders, embezzlers and people with their own substance-abuse problems to work with vulnerable clients, according to a new report from the …
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'Wellness Court' Offers Alternate Sentence for Alcohol & Drug Offenders

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“There's such a high proportion of Native people sitting in jail as a result of alcohol or drug abuse, which is an addiction. And that's a disease. And it's one that can be treated,” said Kenneth Ninham, a psychologist with the Lac du Flambeau Family …
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