Synthetic cannabis: even regular drug users don't trust it

Filed under: alcohol and drug treatment programs

The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) interviewed almost 900 offenders through the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA) program about their experience with synthetic cannabis. The report, released by the National Cannabis Prevention and …
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Mental health issues creating a strain

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“We're really lacking in any definitive emergency mental health care for patients in Williston,” she said. “We have to transfer patients to Minot for initial assessments — for drug and alcohol [issues] — which puts a big stress on our service and …
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County seeks potential tenant for shuttered forest work camp

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Until its closure, inmates did forest work, including watershed restoration and weed control; learned construction skills; and participated in alcohol and drug treatment or education programs. Federal timber payments historically provided the lion's …
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