Addressing Addiction and Giving Back

Published October 24, 2013

Addressing addiction and giving back

Filed under: drug rehab treatment centers drug alcohol

The alcohol component, the Safe Streets Treatment Options Program, allows people convicted of their second- and third-drunken driving offenses to participate in a probation and treatment program in exchange for a reduced jail sentence. The program was …
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Editorial: Reality check on homeless

Filed under: drug rehab treatment centers drug alcohol

Yes, the availability of drugs and people who want to buy drugs is a community scourge that has to be dealt with. Yet, treatment services in terms of facilities and long-term rehabilitation and recovery are inadequate. Drugs, and the high number of …
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Prosecutors: Killer, freed by judge, raped Auburn girl

Filed under: drug rehab treatment centers drug alcohol

Hours later, Wilson approached a woman on the street – she was described by prosecutors as “gentle” and “frail” – and demanded drugs. … Wilson was back in the bottle within weeks and was sent to an alcohol treatment center in March 2009. He ran away …
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