Drug czar: Treat addiction as public health issue

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The nation's drug czar explained Thursday that the most effective way to address widespread addiction problems is to approach chronic drug abuse as a brain disease and strive to provide treatment to addicts. National Drug …
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Gateway child care center to help mothers in substance abuse treatment

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An open house will be held at 10 a.m. July 22 for the Children's Zone, the new child care center at Gateway Community Services. The Children's Zone is designed to care for children of women who are undergoing substance abuse treatment at Gateway.
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Drug Czar Kerlikowske: Treat Addiction as Public Health Issue

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LITTLE ROCK – The director of the nation's drug policy office says treatment and education are the most effective tools to combat drug abuse. Drug czar R. Gil Kerlikowske said Thursday in Little Rock that law enforcement is also part of the equation …
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