State Sen. Ken Yager: Recovery Court Aids in Drug Abuse Fight
State Sen. Ken Yager: Recovery Court aids in drug abuse fight
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The 100-bed program will allow us to divert people, including veterans, who are in need of substance abuse treatment or mental health services from hard prison beds to effective treatment programs that are evidence-based and proven to have a larger …
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'Recovery Court': New state facility to provide substance abuse treatment
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The newly established program will allow the state to divert people in need of substance abuse treatment or mental health services from hard prison beds to treatment programs with a goal of reducing recidivism. “I think it will work because all of …
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Task force combats prescription drug abuse
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The statistics are staggering, and the cost in lives and dollars is devastating. In 2008, prescription drug … “We want to address prescription drug abuse, but we don't want to penalize people in chronic pain,” said Barbara Schneeman, in charge of …
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Ajmol Alom, David Cameron, Melissa Reid and Michaella McCollum Connolly
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A cancer drug can be used to treat two auto-immune diseases that damage blood vessels and organs, regulators have ruled. The diseases, GPA and MPA, affect more than 13,000 people in the UK and are potentially fatal. Rituximab, marketed as MabThera, …
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