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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Testimony is conflicting in drug rehab patient's death
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Highly conflicting testimony has emerged in an ongoing lawsuit about the condition of a 29-year old woman who died nearly three years ago shortly before her scheduled release from a Dickson County drug treatment center. The case, which has already …
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The Role of Service Dog Training in the Treatment of Combat-Related PTSD
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Olff et al3 suggest PTSD symptom treatment would be improved by increasing endogenous levels of oxytocin through optimizing of social support. Studies show that dogs can provide such an optimization of social support and that positive interactions with …
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