With Drug Law Reform, More Defendants Are Opting for Jail Time Over Treatment
With Drug Law Reform, More Defendants Are Opting for Jail Time Over Treatment
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Four years after the Legislature eliminated the last vestiges of the Rockefeller Drug Laws and opted for a less punitive and more rehabilitative approach to addiction, the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor reports a steady decrease in the …
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Giving Maine Babies a Chance at a Drug-Free Life
Giving Maine babies a chance at a drug-free life
Filed under: inpatient drug treatment centers
It runs a residential substance abuse treatment program that lets pregnant and postpartum mothers live with their children. Studies have shown that women are more likely to complete these programs when they are allowed to keep their children close, and …
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How Yoga Could Help Keep Kids in School
How Yoga Could Help Keep Kids In School
Filed under: drug rehab centers
“What I see happening,” says Schware, “is a lot of very fired up yoga teachers who want to serve; so they go work in drug rehabs or jails.” After a year or two, though, many realize they can't pay their bills while doing this work, so find themselves …
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Heroin Is Making a Deadly Comeback
Heroin is making a deadly comeback
Filed under: drug treatment centers
Joey St. John had been honest with his mother about his on-and-off drug addictions. When he confessed to her in early 2009 that he had begun taking drugs again, she thought it could be prescription pills or cocaine, or maybe the methamphetamine that he …
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What Is the Most Commonly Reported Abused Drugs in Most Drug Treatment Centers in Manoa, Hawaii?
Question by sarah: What is the most commonly reported abused drugs in most drug treatment centers in Manoa, Hawaii?
Hello there. I’m doing a research on the most commonly abused substances here in Manoa, Hawaii and I’m wondering if anybody has an idea about the topic. I really wanted to visit some drug treatment centers here to ask about it but I’m afraid that I don’t have enough time to do so. I really need your help. My report’s due in three days. Thank you.