Westmoreland applies for drug court funding

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Caruso said that while drug courts have proven to be effective, it will be costly to expand treatment programs and hire additional probation officers, educational and employment counselors and psychologists. A drug court will require coordination …
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Prison reform effort gets assist from national group

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… re-entry programs … and other things." The council, a region-based forum that fosters the exchange of insights and ideas to help state officials shape public policy, has helped in Ohio, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, among others, and will meet …
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Neurotoxin Effectively Relieves Bone Cancer Pain in Dogs, Penn Researchers …

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Instead, the goal of treatment is to keep the dog as comfortable and free of pain as possible for as long as possible. A study out this week in the journal Anesthesiology by University of Pennsylvania veterinarians Dorothy Cimino Brown and Kimberly …
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Report slams continued antibiotic use in US livestock

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Robert Lawrence, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future, which produced the report, blamed "the political power of industrial agriculture" for lack of action on antibiotics and other reforms. Legislation to expand the U.S. Food and …
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