Prescription Drug Abuse Rising in LA County
Prescription Drug Abuse Rising in LA County
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The number of people checking into publicly funded drug rehabilitation programs for abuse of prescription pain relievers doubled during a five-year-period examined by epidemiologists, and more than 60 percent of drug-related deaths in the county last …
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State's chief justice pushes for institution of drug courts
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Doug Marlowe, director of science and policy for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, told lawmakers that drug courts are not for every defendant involved with drugs, but work better than simple diversion to a drug rehab program. "If I …
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From Montevideo to Washington: A New Dawn for Drug Policy
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In addition to the Global Commission on Drug Policy, led by three former Latin American presidents, advocating for treatment services over futile interdiction and massive incarceration, a group of international luminaries, including former U.S …
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