House Approves Drug Abuse Screenings for Welfare Applicants (With Video)
House Approves Drug Abuse Screenings For Welfare Applicants (with Video)
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (www.incnow.tv) — The house voted Monday 78-17 to approve a proposal that would screen Temporary Assistant for Needy Families program applicants for potential signs drug abuse. The written screening test would identify whether the …
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PAAR Center to house recently-released offenders
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… Center – a nonprofit designed to assist those struggling with alcohol and drug addiction to transform their lives — since September 2012 under a professional services agreement between the Tulare County Probation Department and the local rehab center.
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The new contours of Georgia's anti-drug policy
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Georgia's NGO sector has tried to engage in dialogue with the state regarding the decriminalization of drug abuse numerous times. Drug policy based on … We are certain that the knowledge and experience of civil society will help us implement prison …
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Fake weed cited as health risk now available in stores
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In the United States last year, according to the Drug Abuse Warning Network, 11,406 Americans went to the emergency room with side effects from synthetic marijuana in 2010. Earlier this month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control issued a warning after …
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