Councilman Looking to Cutdown on Drug Abuse in Toledo
Councilman looking to cutdown on drug abuse in Toledo
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TOLEDO — Toledo City Councilman Jack Ford and other northwest Ohio leaders introduced plans Wednesday afternoon to create a tougher enforcement on heroin and prescription drug abuse. While abuse is believed to be on the rise, there's no hard …
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County spent more than 0000 on court-ordered drug treatment in 2013
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Winnebago County's “Alternative Program Evaluation 2013 Update,” released Jan. 31, detailed court-ordered substance abuse programs provided by the county to individuals at the county jail and the county's Adult Resource Intervention Center (RIC).
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Affordable Care Act expands coverage for addiction treatment
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Drug treatment experts and public health officials said they see an increase in heroin use that is accompanying a rise in prescription opioid abuse by young people. A report released by the L.A. Department of Public Health Monday said drug overdose is …
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Obama Administration Urges Cops To Help Save Lives By Treating Heroin …
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“We cannot arrest our way out of the drug problem,” Kerlikowske explained. “Drug addiction is a disease of the brain — a disease that can be prevented, treated, and from which one can recover.” A handful of states have already begun to expand police …
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