Gazette Opinion: Treatment Works: Repeat Offenders Become Sober Citizens

Gazette opinion: Treatment works: Repeat offenders become sober citizens

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Family Drug Treatment Court, where District Judge Susan Watters handles child abuse and neglect cases in which parental drug abuse is a major factor. Felony Drug … conclude with a graduation. It will be a celebration of success well worth lawmakers …
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The dopamine side(s) of depression

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We usually think of dopamine linked more with things like reward or drug-addiction, but what dopamine actually does is more complex than that. … And apparently, this also works if you turn “off” the dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area …
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Suffolk man sentenced in toddler's drug death

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The child's mother was at work. The children found a Mentos candy container under a pillow, according to court records. The container contained Suboxone, a narcotic often used to treat heroin addiction. Destiny ate an unspecified amount of the drug …
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