Our View: Drug Tests for Welfare Recipients a Sensible Plan – Midland Daily News

Our view: Drug tests for welfare recipients a sensible plan – Midland Daily News

Filed under: drug abuse help

Those who test positive under the legislation will be offered substance abuse treatment and will continue to get benefits. Those who test positive a second time or those who drop out of the program will lose their family benefits. We will have to see …
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Lady GaGa Checks Into Drug Rehab For Substance Abuse ?

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According to a thinly veiled item over at Naughty But Nice Rob, GaGa used her recovery from hip surgery as an opportunity to also check herself in for a little extra help for a substance abuse problem that has flared up. The chameleon has admitted to …
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Geri Nikolai: Horticulture therapy at Rosecrance garden helps teens

Filed under: drug abuse help

Now the teens also will learn, and heal, in a 23- by 33-foot conservatory on the roof of the residential center for alcohol and drug abuse treatment. The $ 500,000 conservatory, which overlooks the Healing Garden, was funded largely by donors, including …
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Editorial: Drug tests for welfare costly, ineffective

Filed under: drug abuse help

The provisions for treatment in the proposed drug testing requirement and consideration for younger children in the truancy law help, but the fact remains that neither bill will do much to prevent substance abuse or improve school attendance. Both …
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