Applications for U.S. Jobless Benefits Reach Five-Week High
Applications for U.S. Jobless Benefits Reach Five-Week High Federal Reserve policy makers, who have a dual mandate of full employment and stable prices, are weighing data including jobless claims as they gauge whether the economy is strong enough to withstand the first interest-rate increase since 2006. In … Read more on Bloomberg Colorado's Privatized System of Community Corrections Is an Experiment in Misery Residents are expected to pay rent and find work, participate in treatment programs and submit to searches and drug testing, advise staff of their whereabouts at all times and follow the house rules — or face possible revocation of their community … Read more on Westword Read more... ...
Minnesota Prison Inmates Sue to Gain Access to Costly Hepatitis C Medications
... to so many patients. Plus, successful treatment can avoid significant costs, such as liver transplants that can generate $ 500,000 in long-term treatment costs. There's … Read more on Minneapolis Star Tribune Minnesota Twins' suspended Ervin Santana headed to Triple-A Rochester for … Ervin Santana could be activated as early as Friday for minor-league games in preparation for his return to the majors. The Twins right-hander, who was suspended 80 games for a positive drug test, is expected to join Triple-A Rochester for a handful of … Read more on FOXSports.com Read ...
Luncheon to Support Purchase of Equipment for Treatment centresHEALTH
by wannaoreo Luncheon to support purchase of equipment for treatment centresHEALTH St. Joseph's Foundation says money raised from next Friday's The Power of One Luncheon will be used to purchase fitness equipment, art therapy supplies, resource materials and new furnishings for the Sister Margaret Smith and Balmoral centres. The goal … Read more on Tbnewswatch.com Is Anchorage plan to restrict sales to chronic alcoholics illegal? The ACLU of Alaska says a proposed city plan to restrict alcohol purchases for three-time visitors to Anchorage's emergency sobering center is illegal under state law because it would violate privacy by sharing confidential records with liquor stores … Read more on Alaska Dispatch News Read more... ...
Private Prisons Undermining United States' Criminal Justice System
Private Prisons undermining united states' criminal justice system The United States justice system already emphasizes this element less than some other countries, and for-profit prisons actively hinder that objective. One private prison in Texas was investigated for diverting $ 700,000 from a drug-treatment program … Read more on The Slate Online Letter: Why are states rejecting Medicaid money? Fifty percent — a very rough guess — of the would-have-been-covered patient care will end up being administered anyway but paid instead through inflated private insurance premiums for state residents or via alternate government channels. … Patients … Read more on The State Journal-Register Read more... ...
Johnson to Return at Torrey Pines
... to return at Torrey Pines Golf.com reported that he failed a drug test three times – for marijuana in 2009, and for cocaine in 2012 and 2014. The report said the PGA Tour suspended him … Johnson said they are renting a home in Thousand Oaks, California, but he plans to live … Read more on KCTV Kansas City Harbor Village Florida Asserts that Marijuana Legalization Could Pose Problems … Harbor Village Florida is among Florida's drug and alcohol detox centers. Its facility is devoted to helping drug addicts and alcoholics ...
Suit Filed Against Torrance Rehab Center in Fatal Drunk Driving Case
Suit filed against Torrance rehab center in fatal drunk driving case Kabateck said the center would conduct drug tests on clients but would not do the same for its employees. David Lisonbee, chief executive of Twin Town Treatment Center, said in a written statement that the center had not received a formal notice about … Read more on Los Angeles Times The rehab centres that lock up addicts against their will In Guatemala, behind barred and locked doors, thousands of drug addicts are offered treatment by Protestant churches. Christianity offers salvation for some but many are held against their will, and some are swept off the street by "hunting" parties. Read more on BBC News Read more... ...
Family Matters: The Value of the Extended Family
Family Matters: The Value of the Extended Family – Hello and welcome back to Family Matters, I’m Dr. Mariana Martinez your host. When I ask a client “where is your family?” the answers vary from a description… Top NECC execs to be released on home confinement Cadden additionally was ordered to avoid excessive use of alcohol, to undergo random drug testing and, if determined by the court, to undergo inpatient or outpatient treatment. It wasn't immediately clear what prompted those conditions for release, and … Read more on Boston Herald Read more... ...