Budget Prompts Parole Changes

Budget prompts parole changes

Filed under: drug abuse treatment association

Alcohol and drug abuse are common routes into the criminal-justice system, he noted. Adapt created drug and alcohol classes specifically for … For other clients, Crim has implemented drug and alcohol education counseling and a treatment system called …
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End of the line for 18-year-old thief

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End of the line for 18-year-old thief. Published on Saturday 19 January 2013 15:57. AN 18-year-old Portlaoise man charged with nine counts of burglary was last week released on bail under the supervision of his father, to seek treatment for his drug …
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Withdrawal treatments rise after drug raid

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Withdrawal is common in people who abuse opiates, which are derived from opium and typically used to treat pain. When a drug user experiences withdrawal symptoms depends on the drug's half-life, or the length of time the drug is active in one's body.
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Penn researchers use MRI to study drug addiction

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It's crucial research in the U.S., where nearly 22 million people need treatment for drug or alcohol dependency, and where policymakers have been slow to respond to the emerging science about addiction. In America's so-called "war on drugs," think of …
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