Spending Down on Harm Reduction for Illicit Drugs: Report

Spending down on harm reduction for illicit drugs: report

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Australian governments are spending more on law enforcement against illicit drugs than treatment and prevention, according to a report released today by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. The report, presented at a symposium in Canberra …
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Getting Out of Jail and Staying Out

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Those who decided to participate gained access to job-placement services, mental health and substance-abuse treatment, support groups, and neighborhood activities, such as a back-to-school picnic hosted at a church. In three years, the initiative …
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Father, son acquitted in NY of sex trafficking; prostitutes say they enjoyed

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The verdict "recognizes that people have free will and the right to make choices whether or not you like those choices," the son's attorney, David Epstein, said of the prostitutes. The loving relationship between pimps and … The women painted a …
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