Why for-Profit Prisons House More Inmates of Color
Why For-Profit Prisons House More Inmates Of Color
Beyond the historical overrepresentation of people of color in county jails and federal and state prisons, Petrella found, people of color "are further overrepresented in private prisons contracted by departments of correction in Arizona, California …
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Organization helps New Mexicans get sober
Two New Mexicans are recovering and have been clean nine months now after they went to detox and rehab for drugs. Published 9:01 … Action 7 News first reported on the Arizona-based nonprofit organization Last Chance Intervention in 2013. The group …
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Domestic Violence Awareness in the Korean Community
Domestic Violence Awareness in the Korean Community – Please join us for the 30th annual Substance Abuse Awareness Week Conference on Friday, October 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Fairfax County Government …
Poor oxytocin development could be to blame for alcohol and drug addiction
According to a National Survey on Drug Use and Health from the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 8.7% of the US population aged 12 and over was treated for an illicit drug or alcohol abuse addiction in 2010.
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Chris Brown: Judge 'troubled' by Alleged Gun, Knife Threat at Rehab
Chris Brown: Judge 'troubled' by alleged gun, knife threat at rehab
Singer Chris Brown was kicked out of his rehab program in Malibu after he failed to take a drug test and allegedly made a threat during a group session, a Los Angeles County judge said. Because of those alleged actions, Judge James Brandlin ordered …
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Readers debate the tragedy of Joe Rivera's death
The story triggered an emotional response among Rivera's family and readers. The family criticized me for writing about his addiction, his arrests and his failed trips to rehabilitation centers. One relative called me a “sick, vengeful spirit …
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Mundong Ibang Ibayo (Rugby/solvent Boys Documentary)
Mundong Ibang Ibayo (Rugby/solvent Boys Documentary) – Bestlink College of the Philippines.
Watch: Heroin Documentary "The Opiate Effect"
Will Gates died from a heroin overdose in 2009. His father skip began a journey to try and educate as many people as possible of the harm in not only the drug, but how we are dealing with the problem. Through the voices of Skip, his son Sam, former …
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Pilot Drug Program Shows Hopeful Results
Pilot Drug Program Shows Hopeful Results
Drugs have been an ongoing problem in northeastern South Dakota's Walworth County, but a pilot program could help some caught in the cycle. The HOPE program has been underway since January in Walworth County. It's part of the judicial reform …
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Lawmakers pushing drug database
Legislation to greatly broaden the program – opening access to doctors and pharmacists for real-time updates on each patient's prescriptions – has passed in the state House and is moving through the Senate. Pharmacists and law enforcement officials …
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