Where Do Elderly Prisoners Go When They Get Out?

Where do elderly prisoners go when they get out?

Filed under: drug abuse help for veterans

Williams sits with me in his upstairs office and explains the program: “We do an intake and assessment, and find out their criminal history, personal history, if they have a work history and their treatment history. After all of that, that helps us …
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Enough Is Enough: The Tide Is Turning in the War On Drugs

Filed under: drug abuse help for veterans

So it's no surprise that veterans I talk to at all levels of the system — dealers, users, cops, judges and jailers — all look at me with world-weary pity when I idealistically suggest that an end to the war might be in sight. … Drug addiction is a …
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Honoring Their Service

Filed under: drug abuse help for veterans

She got involved with veterans services four or five years ago when “a friend of mine at the VA said that we need a transitional living facility, specifically for people with mental health and substance abuse issues.” She and a team wrote a proposal …
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