AG Holder Announces Coming Change to Low-Level Drug Crime Charges
AG Holder announces coming change to low-level drug crime charges
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Holder said he wants to divert people convicted of low-level offenses to drug treatment and community service programs. O'Connell said she thinks "it's a smart move" to focus on alternatives to incarceration, such as electronic monitoring, halfway …
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Taos health groups offer antidote to curb overdoses
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“Since 2007, the opiate overdoses on prescription drugs have dramatically increased,” Department of Health disease prevention program manager Carmelita García told The Taos News. “It has actually exceeded deaths from heroin and cocaine. … If …
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Council to be briefed on Crossroads Mission statistics, new programs
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The briefing will be provided by Executive Director Myra Garlit, who will discuss summer statistics for the mission and new programs offered by the organization. Crossroads Mission provides a homeless shelter, drug and alcohol treatment and other programs.
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Child mental-health commission launches six-month study
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Calling the nation's treatment of mental illness "wholly ineffective," Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs on Monday convened a Youth Mental Health Commission to study the issue locally and identify solutions. The ramifications of … "We pay for it in …
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