Feds to Reconsider Harsh Prison Terms for Drug Offenders
Feds to Reconsider Harsh Prison Terms for Drug Offenders
Even more — 67 percent — said that states should focus on treatment, rather than punishment, for people struggling with addiction to illegal drugs. Federal Intervention. In recent years, the Obama administration has also made moves towards sentencing …
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Despite the Good Samaritan Law, Some Addicts Still Punished for Seeking Help …
Despite the Good Samaritan Law, some addicts still punished for seeking help …
Punishing people who seek help for someone who is overdosing is exactly what Rhode Island's Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act was supposed to stop. The 2012 law offers limited immunity from criminal drug charges for someone seeking… Continue reading
Heroin Use Taking a Toll on Pennsylvania
Heroin use taking a toll on Pennsylvania
SAMHSA has a 24-hour hotline — 1-800-662-HELP (4357) — and a directory of more than 11,000 alcohol and drug addiction treatment facilities and programs at http://www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov . Fast facts about some obstacles to heroin sobriety.
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Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment
Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
Of the 23.1 million Americans who needed treatment for drugs or alcohol in 2012, only 2.5 million people received aid at a specialty facility, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Heroin … "It almost …
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What Is Drug Rehab Like?
Question by irishfirefighter762: What is drug rehab like?
My to be x-wife is going for an intake interview at an inpatient rehab. What is rehab like? Will she be able to make phone calls? Dose it take long to find a bed? Do you usually go to a… Continue reading
California Inpatient Treatment for Mental Health/addiction???
Question by Dan P: California Inpatient treatment for mental health/addiction???
I am looking for suggestions of facilities in California that can provide treatment and therapy for adhd, depression, anxiety, as well as evaluate chemical dependance. Most importantly I am not looking for a drug rehab center, but a place that… Continue reading
Get Educated About Legalization of Marijuana
Get educated about legalization of marijuana
Because scientific research tells us that 1 in 6 adolescents who use marijuana will become addicted to it, youth use of marijuana is an important consideration. According to the most recent Minnesota Student Survey, 93 percent of 8th grade students …
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Recovery Ranch Reviews Mindfulness for Addiction Treatment
Recovery Ranch reviews mindfulness for addiction treatment
Treatment for opiate abuse and addiction has often focused on administering medication over the long-term. The problem with the approach is twofold: it treats drug addiction with more drugs – many of which are also addictive and mood altering – and does …… Continue reading
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Editorial: N.J. Drug Addiction Study Underscores Deadly Problem Facing State
Editorial: N.J. drug addiction study underscores deadly problem facing state
Starting with the first sentence of its report on a two-year study of New Jersey’s drug problems, the Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse doesn’t mince words. “The skyrocketing use of heroin and other opiates has become the number… Continue reading