Drug Reform Could Reduce Sentences

Drug reform could reduce sentences

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In February, Department of Corrections Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc said he supported the proposal to discharge inmates convicted of nonviolent, non-sex-related crimes if they have undergone treatments for their drug addiction. "Drugs are our No. 1 enemy …
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Tredyffrin taking steps to battle 'uptrend' in prescription drug abuse

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… at the township building. 'Alcohol and marijuana remain the drugs of choice among the youth in our community,” said Braun but “prescription drug abuse is on the rise and disposing of them properly takes the temptation out of the house. … To allay …
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State drug abuse, awareness chief says cost thwarts drug treatment

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Pennsylvania is only able to adequately treat one out of every eight drug addicts because of a lack of money for treatment programs, says the newly minted secretary of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs. Gary Tennis, a former prosecutor in the …
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