Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime
Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime
In a survey released today by the Pew Research Center, 87 percent of people characterized drug abuse is either a “crisis” or a “serious problem” in the U.S. That number hasn’t changed much in nearly twenty years. What has changed is how Americans are …
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Carol Falkowski: Addressing drug abuse before it happens
These days, getting high is as prevalent as ever and Minnesotans are losing their lives and limbs because of it. Some may be addicts and others first-time users. Whether it is young people in Mankato dying as the result of using lethal synthetic …
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Claremont to host Drug abuse forum
CLAREMONT, N.H. (AP) – Law enforcement, community prevention and public health officials are getting together to hold a forum addressing drug abuse in Claremont, N.H. The forum is scheduled for Tuesday, April 29, at the Common Man Restaurant …
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Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse on the Rise
The growing alarm to drug abuse is nothing new, but as the number of deaths rise in Fairfield County, Norwalk officials are warning the community of what has become not only a state-wide epidemic, but a local emergency. State-wide drug-related deaths have …
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Coalition tackles issues facing young people Underage drinking, drug abuse …
Panelists at a Rising Up for Change Coalition of Union County event which was held Thursday evening, March 27, at Anna-Jonesboro Community High School included, from left, Kasee Wood, a member of the prevention staff at The Fellowship House in …
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This Drug Court Judge Is Going To Rehab For Substance Abuse
Broward County Court Judge Gisele Pollack—removed from the bench for substance abuse—will be in rehabilitation for as long as six months. Broward Public Defender Howard Finkelstein, himself an admitted recovering alcoholic, said that if Pollack, 55, …
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Pew: US Wants Treatment, Not Jailing, of Drug Users
About two-thirds of Americans say drug abusers need access to treatment to address their addiction rather than criminal prosecution that could lead to jail time, according to a poll released on Wednesday that highlights the public's shifting attitude …
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