Drug Sentencing Reform Bill to Be Filed in Washington State
... Sentencing Reform Bill To Be Filed In Washington State drug war drug treatment centers Legislation to remove felony charges for the personal possession of illegal substances will be prefiled in the House of Representatives next month by Rep. Sherry Appleton (D, 23rd District). The proposal, which will be … Read more on The Weed Blog (blog) On the Heroin Beat: Dispatch from Staten Island We were interested in finding out how the drug got onto the streets and hoped to go deeper, in a more granular way, and look at one location, one dealer, one spot. We began looking around: We talked to former addicts in Staten Island drug treatment … Read more on New York Times Read ...
Healing Through Faith
... through faith He was airlifted to the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in Madison, which is a Level 1 trauma center, capable of providing the highest level of care. But shortly after arriving in Madison, one of his lungs collapsed, possibly from the … Read more on Statesboro Herald Barbara Ann Melnik, 70 STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Barbara Ann Melnik, 70, a lifelong Staten Island resident, died Thursday in New Vanderbilt Rehabilitation and Care Center, Stapleton. Born in Travis, Miss Melnick, who had Down syndrome, was a resident of the former Willowbrook … Read more on SILive.com Read ...
Alan Chartock: Actor's Death Puts Spotlight on Addictions
... Chartock: Actor's death puts spotlight on addictions Many years ago when I was doing my Ph.D. in mental health politics, I was assigned to go out to a famous drug addiction rehab center in Staten Island. At the time, that institution believed that you had to start all over in life to ditch the addiction … Read more on Berkshire Eagle Glamor Junkies Every few years I read about how heroin is making a comeback or about how there's a new surge of heroin addiction, but I am skeptical. Heroin never makes a comeback, because heroin never goes away. I have known a few junkies in my life, and once … Read more on National Review Online Read ...
Wealthy Teen Gets Probation Sentence
... Teen Gets Probation Sentence The defense team recommended a long probationary term at a rehabilitation center near Newport Beach, Calif., with the teen's parents picking up the tab of more than $ 450,000 a year for treatment. Shaunna Jennings, the widow of the minister killed in … Read more on WPMI Local 15 News Pain of pill abuse felt at forum held on Staten Island (with photos) Soon after, Ms. Newman entered a rehab program at Dynamite Youth Community, which she credited for saving her life. "If I didn't go for treatment, I might be dead today." Sober for two and a half years, the 22-year-old teaching assistant from Richmond … Read more on SILive.com Read ...
Obama's Health Care Woes May Have Staying Power
... Health Care Woes May Have Staying Power Anxiety about the website's problems also appears to be on the rise among members of the president's own party, a worrisome sign for the White House. Ten Democratic senators urged Sebelius in a … President Franklin D. Roosevelt favors creating … Read more on Huffington Post Routine traffic stop on Staten Island leads to stash of guns, drugs, say … Officers also seized heroin, cocaine, marijuana and dozens of pills, including amphetamines; alprazolam, an anti-anxiety drug; clonazepam, a seizure medicine, and diazepam, the generic name for Valium. Potenza was charged with felony and misdemeanor … Read more on SILive.com Read ...