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Does It Make More Sense to Put CHEMICALLY ADDICTED People in PRISON for POSSESSION or in REHAB?

Question by Bush is not conservative: Does it make more sense to put CHEMICALLY ADDICTED people in PRISON for POSSESSION or in REHAB?
Addiction is an illness. Narcotics abuse is an illness. Logically, the purchasing, possession and abuse of a drug by an addict is as much of a health concern as it is a legal one.

New Study: Fix W.Va. Prisons This Way

New study: Fix W.Va. prisons this way

Filed under: alcohol and drug treatment centers

The report calls for reinvesting about $ 5.5 million a year of the savings into programs to assist probationers and parolees, including community-based substance abuse treatment programs. Among the factors contributing to prison overcrowding, outlined …
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Conversations w/Great Minds – Dr. Peter Beilenson – Are Healthcare Co-Ops Coming? P1


 

What Kind of Treatment Program Should a Xanax Addict Undergo?

Question by daniella s: What kind of treatment program should a Xanax addict undergo?
I was just wondering about this because I know there are a lot of treatment methods and programs available for illicit drug users. This made me think that surely there must be treatment options for people with Xanax addiction too.

Versartis Nabs $25 Million for Growth Hormone Deficiency Treatment

Versartis nabs million for growth hormone deficiency treatment

Filed under: drug treatment programs in san francisco

Versartis started its first pediatric clinical trial of the drug, a Phase Ib/IIa study, at about 30 sites in the United States with pre-puberty children. Versartis said the … "With this substantial funding, we are able to continue our comprehensive …
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American Kids Are Sicker and Die Younger

American Kids are Sicker and Die Younger

Filed under: drug treatment programs in west virginia

What concerns our panel is why, for decades, we have been slipping behind,” said Steven H. Woolf, professor of family medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond and chair of the panel that wrote the report. … The report compared the …
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