Lawmakers Asked to Improve Mental Health, Substance Abuse Treatment
Lawmakers asked to improve mental health, substance abuse treatment
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“People with substance abuse and mental health issues are left to their own devices,” Figlewski said. Carol Vassar, a spokeswoman for the Rushford Center in Meriden, said the mental health and substance abuse treatment facility supports both bills.
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Juneau police officers testify against bill reclassifying drug crimes
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Other law enforcement officials from Anchorage testified in favor of the bill, as did the executive director of the state's Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. But Richard … “This bill, in many respects, may well be a disincentive to …
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Brazil Should Learn From the United States' Drug War Mistakes
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In the 1980s and '90s the U.S. relied on tougher sentencing laws and mandatory sentencing — which did nothing to reduce drug abuse or drug prohibition-related violence, but contributed significantly to staggering government deficits as prison spending …
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Mittal admits cancer drugs costly in state
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Mittal informed the House that the state government had framed the Cancer Care and Drug De-addiction Treatment Bill, which would soon be adopted and implemented. The health department, he said, had proposed to strengthen services for cancer …
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