Next Door but Invisible- the World of Homelessness and Drug Addiction

Next Door But Invisible- The World of Homelessness and Drug Addiction – *I don’t own this video. I’m uploading it in order to add captions to it since Overstream.net (and every other third party pulling from YouTube) is down .* Original here: www.youtube.com “Penn medical anthropologist Philippe Bourgois and UC grad student Jeff Schonberg study the lives of homeless heroin addicts in San Francisco. SAS Frontiers, September 2009 ”

Fighting the meth epidemic in Oklahoma and across the U.S.

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Today, Rachael is in treatment and remains the most unlikely of experts on the users of meth, a highly addictive stimulant that triggers euphoria by boosting the neurotransmitter dopamine. “It's not all people without teeth. There were people from …
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Reform Juvenile Treatment: Save Money, Save Lives

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This is especially true for youth with non-criminogenic health needs, such as a mental illness or substance abuse issues. While specific data varies, recidivism rates generally are 50 to 75 percent lower for youths placed in proven programs closer to …
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