Defendants With Mental Illness Diverted to Social Security System

Defendants With Mental Illness Diverted to Social Security System
Nationally, only 29 percent of first-time applicants are granted Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), but 65 percent of SOAR-assisted initial applications nationwide are approved within 100 days, according …
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At 21, recovering heroin addict gets a new start
By then, Lewis was a $ 100-a-day addict. Heroin was … “I just felt like I had a lot more excitement in my life when I was a full-blown drug addict. … It was … As a child, Lewis took regular family vacations to Florida to see his grandparents and …
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Aid in Recovery Comments on Reported Discovery of Addictive Mechanism in …
Aid in Recovery, a full service drug and alcohol treatment center servicing south Florida, released a statement today commenting on a report that researchers have identified the mechanism that causes cocaine's addictive properties. According to a …
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Florida Prison Sentences: Match Punishment To Crime
Furthermore, Florida and other states eliminated or reduced a wide range of programs and facilities — such as substance-abuse treatment and halfway houses that ease ex-inmates out of incarceration and into jobs — designed to reduce the number of …
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