Does It Make More Sense to Put CHEMICALLY ADDICTED People in PRISON for POSSESSION or in REHAB?
Question by Bush is not conservative: Does it make more sense to put CHEMICALLY ADDICTED people in PRISON for POSSESSION or in REHAB?
Addiction is an illness. Narcotics abuse is an illness. Logically, the purchasing, possession and abuse of a drug by an addict is as much of a health concern as it is a legal one.
Narcotics abuse is undoubtedly a more emotionally complicated crime than other nonviolent offenses such as theft and vandalism, but early attempts to curb abuse lacked the necessary breadth to get addicts clean. Incarceration is not an effective method of freeing drug users from the substances on which they depend.
Methadone: '60s Treatment for Drug Addiction Comes With Deadly Risks Today
Methadone: '60s treatment for drug addiction comes with deadly risks today
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“It is a dangerous drug. So people do die from it, even in treatment programs.” Duluth native Terence Kall is one of those people. In 2003, Kall hurt his back at work and was prescribed the opiate-based narcotic Oxycontin for the pain. But he became …
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Senator conducts panel on prescription drug abuse among teens
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What Is ADHD in the Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Abuse?
Question by larry` w: what is ADHD in the treatment of drug and alcohol abuse?
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Answer by Meg 19
ADHD or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a separate psychiatric condition from a drug and alcohol dependency. There is a higher incidence of a drug or alcohol addiction in a ADHD diagnosed patient. ADHD symptoms are inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity.
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Would Like to Get Help on Starting Up a Drug Rehab House in Taylorsville, NC 28681?
Question by rehab house: Would like to get help on starting up a drug rehab house in Taylorsville, NC 28681?
My son just returned from a rehab center. I would like to start up a rehab center close to home. We have no treatment centers in our area.
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Answer by elmo o
first go to the local pd and find out their position, planing dept to find out their position, and then if you aren’t discouraged, start currying favor with the council. you will get a lot of nimby knee jerk reactions.
Do You Think That Drug Treatment Programs in Prisons Are Effective? Why or Why Not? What Needs to Be Changed?
Question by ganicity: Do you think that drug treatment programs in prisons are effective? Why or why not? What needs to be changed?
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Answer by bob6543
i dont think they work. i dont think anything can be done to make them work
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Want to Sign the “Anti Socialist Pledge” Before Socialism Creeps Into Your Life?!?
Question by All Religion is Pagan: Want to Sign the “Anti Socialist Pledge” Before Socialism Creeps into Your Life?!?
sign this purity pledge before socialism creeps into your life!!
To all Tea Party members, I urge you to take the following pledge before it’s too late. Please pass it on to fellow members.
I do solemnly swear to uphold the principles of a socialism-free society and heretofore pledge my word that I shall
abstain from the use of and participation in any socialist goods and services including but not limited to the following: