Midday Roundup: Hawaii to OK Same-Sex Marriage
Midday Roundup: Hawaii to OK same-sex marriage
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford doesn't think his recent history of buying and using illegal drugs is cause for him to resign. The Toronto City Council … He insisted he was not a drug addict and said he is still a “positive role model for kids who are down …
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People Want Woman Arrested 117 Times To Be Set Free
She's an admitted crack and heroin addict who is facing drug charges again for having a crack pipe. “Instead of putting them in jail, we put them in a year to 18 months treatment program,” said Drug Court Judge Tim Dwyer. Judge Dwyer says it's not up …
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Doctors Hear of Horrors of Epidemic of Prescription-Drug Addiction
Doctors Hear of Horrors of Epidemic of Prescription-Drug Addiction
Prescription drugs were implicated in the deaths of more than 700 state residents in both 2011 and 2012, according to statistics released by Dr. Roger Mitchell, the New Jersey assistant state medical examiner. He contrasted that number with the 75 …
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Courts helping to break the cycle of drug addiction
How courts can help people overcome their drug addiction will be the focus of a Drug Court Forum to be held at the University of Wollongong on Saturday 30 November. The Drug Court of NSW is a specialist court that takes referrals of offenders from the …
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Justice & Redemption
Justice & Redemption — Law enforcement officers say that close to 90 percent of the crime that occurs in our communities can be traced to substance abuse. North Carolina’s Drug Tre…
Two released early from prison
At the time, Winters said he would allow for the possibility for an early release if he performed well in prison and took advantage of available programs. After successful completion of the drug treatment program, Lynch, too, will be required to …
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Trying Times for Obamacare
Trying times for Obamacare
… Care Act. The insurer is giving policy holders notice before the end of the year to help them transition to other BlueCross plans that cover the 10 essential benefits required under Obamacare, such as prescription drugs, mental health treatment and …
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Press Release From District Attorney Sosebee, Appalachian Judicial Circuit
The Appalachian Judicial Circuit has one of the longest standing Adult Drug Court programs in Georgia. Since its … These programs entail frequent drug testing, intensive treatment, judicial oversight, and community supervision and support. Sosebee …
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Medical-Addiction Question?
Question by Brett H: Medical-addiction Question?
Hey, I’m 26 and have been reliant upon opiates since I was 18. Finally, at 23 and after months of fatigue/sickness, countless attempts at anti-depressants, treatment centers, counseling, and psychiatrists, I began methadone at the Southern Indiana Treatment Center. At first I felt much better, but rather than decrease the dose my levels were increased to “find me a stable dose where I feel semi-normal.”. Needless to say I am now on 110 mg of methadone once daily. I still feel crappy half the time and have started realizing that my body, with the way it metabolizes medicine so quickly, may never be OK without it. The peak-and-trough blood serum test suggests my body needs 140. Should I accept the fact that my body will always need opiates? Anyone have any suggestions?
Substance Abuse Counselor – Women's Program
Substance Abuse Counselor – Women's Program
Wellspring has a full-time opening for a Substance Abuse Counselor for the Women's Residential Program with skills in individual and group substance abuse counseling, treatment planning, crisis intervention and case management. Must have knowledge of …
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State's violent crime rate must be fought head-on
We are investing more in effective drug court treatment programs like the one in Davidson County to better serve nonviolent offenders by focusing specifically on their addictions. A residential treatment court patterned after Davidson County's opened …
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