Legislator Drug Testing Includes No Penalties for Failure
Legislator drug testing includes no penalties for failure
While the law states that low-income Kansans who fail their tests will have their benefits frozen unless they complete a treatment program, Russell said Senate Bill 149 provides no authority for him or anyone else to penalize legislators who fail …
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Rep. Trey Radel won't resign despite cocaine arrest
Trey Radel, R-Fla. on Capitol Hill in Washington.AP. ADVERTISEMENT. WASHINGTON – A month after pleading guilty to cocaine-possession charges, Republican Rep. Trey Radel of Florida refused to resign Thursday, saying he wants to "rebuild the trust" of …
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Jersey City Treatment Center Announces New Program to Address Binge …
Jersey City Treatment Center Announces New Program to Address Binge …
A Jersey City treatment center is announcing that it's starting a new program aimed at addressing binge drinking problems among adolescents through Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. According to a report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human …
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Chronic Care Management Program Does Not Result in Increased Abstinence …
Persons with alcohol and other drug dependence who received chronic care management including relapse prevention counseling and medical, addiction and psychiatric treatment were no more abstinent than those who received usual primary care, …
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New Helpline From Drug Rehab Sayreville Gives a Voice for Young Addicts
New Helpline from Drug Rehab Sayreville Gives a Voice for Young Addicts
The helpline was created to give teens an opportunity to voice their concerns and questions to qualified addiction specialists. Peer pressure often plays a huge role in teenage drug abuse. Some may believe receiving help for substance abuse at a rehab …
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Boise City Treatment Center Announces Adult, Adolescent Program to Stop …
A Boise City treatment center is announcing that it is launching a new program aimed toward stopping heroin addiction through Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. A report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services indicates in 2012, there were …
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Cocaine Addiction Spurred Man's 3-Month Crime Spree
Cocaine addiction spurred man's 3-month crime spree
The court heard he went on a crime spree to feed a cocaine addiction. Brocklehurst, 28, spent time working as a pipefitter in Fort McMurray, and made a lot of money. Upon returning to St. John's earlier this year, the money ran out, and Brocklehurst …
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Trinny Woodall: how I became a cocaine addict — and how I beat it
I'm Trinny, I'm an alcoholic and I'm an addict. When asked whether addiction is a disease, I didn't have to think twice. Knowing that I have a disease is how I manage to have a healthy life today. All I can tell you about addiction is my experience. I …
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Lacey Township High School to Hold Random Drug Testing
Lacey Township High School to hold random drug testing
Along with notification of his or her parents, students who fail a test will have to meet with a substance abuse counselor. The student will also have to submit to four additional drug tests over the next 12 months. Failure of those tests could lead to …
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Mental illness and criminal justice: Muskegon's mental health court changes lives
“I appreciate him so much,” she said of her Community Mental Health counselor. “He's been … That's especially true for those who don't also have what mental-health professionals call “co-occuring” disorders like alcoholism or drug addiction, she said.
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Amnesty International Warns China's Labor Camps Are Revived As 'Black Jails …
Following the announcement in November, the state-run Shanghai Daily reported that the old facilities would be used as drug rehabilitation centers, particularly in southwestern Yunnan province, which is a major drug transit point between China and Laos …
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