Prop. 47 Report Finds Fewer Drug Arrests, Less Crowding in Jails
Prop. 47 report finds fewer drug arrests, less crowding in jails Less than four months after California voters approved Proposition 47, the landmark law is already having significant effects on Los Angeles County's criminal justice system. A new report by the county chief executive office attempts to measure the … Read more on Los Angeles Times Police arrest man in stabbing in south Redding REDDING, California – Redding police say they've arrested a Pittsburg, California, man who stabbed a Redding man on S. Market Street this evening. Breun Cantrell Hernandez, 30, stabbed Trevor Ray, 27, of Redding, … An ambulance took Ray to Mercy … Read more on Redding Record Searchlight Read more... ...
Free Vivitrol Therapy Starts for Florida Drug Addicts Ordered to Seek Treatment
... has been on the market for about five years, said Mark Fontaine, director of the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association. But its wholesale price is about $ 1,000 per dose before treatment and administrative costs. "Nobody could afford it … Read more on Tampabay.com Stressed out: Youths turn to meds As a result, more doctors are prescribing anti-anxiety and sleep medication to kids as young as 12 to help them cope. A new University of Michigan study has found that adolescent prescription drug users are more prone to abuse those drugs. According to … Read more on Toledo Blade Read ...
SCYAP — Changes Lives
... — Changes Lives – As a teenager, Jane McWhirter struggled with drugs, eat disorders and much more — until she found Saskatoon’s SCYAP organization, and with it a new outlook … Film spotlights prescription drug abuse, deaths Wednesday's panel includes: Britta Starke, with the UNC Hospitals Alcohol and Substance Abuse outpatient program; Catherine (Kay) Sanford, with the N.C. Harm Reduction Coalition; Jimmy Cioe, with the Governor's Institute on Substance Abuse; Lisa Mayhew … Read more on Chapel Hill News Read ...
Alcohol Addiction Centers: Recuperating From Addiction to Alcohol
Most of the people start drinking just to have fun or due to peer pressure and then gradually gets addicted to it. A large number of people who are addicted to alcohol doesn’t realize it till the situation becomes worse. So in case you notice someone in your family or friend circle is getting addicted to it, then you should immediately get him admitted to a good alcohol rehab center. There are various such treatment service providers available nowadays. You can choose one according to your needs and budget. It is very important to get a rehab center to get treated and get out of addiction totally. Alcohol addiction can take anyone to complete disaster and it is very important to treat it in the early stages only as later on it becomes more difficult to cope with it. Read more... ...
Comedian, Actor Robin Williams Dead at 63
... actor Robin Williams dead at 63 IMPROV. REPORTER: HIS SUCCESS THE NOT KEEP HIM OUT OF TROUBLE HE FOUGHT ADDICTION TO COCAINE AND WENT TO REHAB FOR ALCOHOL ADDICTION IN 2006. HE CHECKED INTO A FACILITY AGAIN THIS YEAR TO STAY SOBER. Read more on WKMG Orlando Three Unlikely Groups Hit Hard by the Prescription Drug Epidemic More than 18 million women ages 26 and older reported using prescription medications for unintended uses in 2008, almost a million more than in 2007. Many start out with legitimate prescriptions for a medical condition or injury … While addictions to … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog) Read ...
Orchids & Onions (Photo: HTR Media )
Orchids & Onions (Photo: HTR Media ) ORCHIDS to the husband and wife police officers from the La Crosse area who used what they called their “natural instincts” to assist at a fiery crash in Kentucky as they were returning from vacation. West Salem Officer … ORCHIDS to River's Bend … Read more on Herald Times Reporter Anti-drug program seeks housing in Boone The session was advertised as a follow-up to an earlier meeting of the judge's Drug Court Community Outreach program. He told the audience Tuesday that this meeting was called to discuss the “nuts and bolts” of the program. Thompson has talked of the … Read more on The Logan Banner Read more... ...