South Carolina Using Veterans' Courts to Address Drug Crimes

Published December 23, 2012

South Carolina Using Veterans' Courts to Address Drug Crimes

Filed under: drug addiction help substance abuse

December 22, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ — In the years since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan began, there has been a lot of discussion about the issue of post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse among returning servicemembers. While this …
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New court can help heal families

Filed under: drug addiction help substance abuse

Mason County is about to join 14 others counties in the state, including Thurston County, with a family drug court designed to repair families damaged by substance abuse and chemical dependency. … Maintaining ties to family members can be a powerful …
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Drug overdose deaths up 296 percent from 2000 to 2010 in Kentucky

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The goal was to inform health-care workers, public-health professionals and lawmakers and help come up with ways to reduce the burden of prescription-drug abuse, the study said. The study … The report made other recommendations as well, including …
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