Heroin is area's biggest drug problem

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Coontz added rehab centers are to help users stay clean, not to handle withdrawal symptoms. Trolian said the agencies work closely with the courts. People also can self-refer. “For the general population, drug service is voluntary,” he said. “The …
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State seeks way to ease crowding at prisons

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Lawrence said a handful of states, including Texas, Colorado and South Carolina, have succeeded in reducing prison populations by diverting more drug offenders into treatment programs instead of prison, and making other sentencing reforms. "Justice …
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TV on July 28: Unforgettable begins its second season

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Richards has been in the news lately for taking custody of Sheen's twin boys while their mother, Brooke Mueller, has been in drug rehab. Hatch, whose reality TV fame has been eclipsed by his jail time for failing to file tax returns, also has offspring …
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