Families of inmates who died at the Orleans Parish jail advocate for change
Filed under: drug treatment news 2010
Michael Hitzman, 31, killed himself in an isolation cell in April 2010 within hours of being brought into the jail's Intake and Processing Center by a bail bondsman. He is pictured with his son Michael James Hitzman and … The agency also repeatedly …
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Club drug treatment rises says National Treatment Agency
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Mephedrone and ketamine are thought to be increasingly popular drugs. Treatment related to use of the latter rose year on year between 2005-06 and 2010-11, from 114 adults to 845. However, it fell back to 751 this year. Some 900 adults started …
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New HIV Cases Falling in Some Poor Nations, but Treatment Still Lags
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As more people get life-sustaining antiretroviral treatment, the number of people living with H.I.V. grows. Globally, the number of people on antiretroviral drugs reached 8 million, up from 6.6 million in 2010. However, an additional 7 million are sick …
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