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Man Arrested After Violent Incident at Goleta Home

Man Arrested After Violent Incident at Goleta Home

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Prior to the incident, Martin had been enrolled in a private drug-rehabilitation center in the Los Angeles area, but had been taken to UCLA Medical Center for treatment of mental-health issues, Arnoldi said. Upon his release from… Continue reading

Riley Regan, Advocate for Alcoholism Treatment, Dies at 77

Riley Regan, advocate for alcoholism treatment, dies at 77

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Brought to you by. CRANFORD — Riley Regan was a champion and a pioneer for thousands of recovering alcoholics and drug addicts. During the 1980s, when the federal "war on drugs" helped fuel stigmas against… Continue reading

'No Human Rights for Drug Addicts in India'

'No human rights for drug addicts in India'

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New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Lawyers and civil society activists Monday assailed the violation of the rights of people addicted to drugs and narcotic substances in the name of treatment and rehabilitation and called for humane… Continue reading

Waiting List for Addiction Treatment in Federal Prisons Is 51000 Inmates Long

Waiting List for Addiction Treatment in Federal Prisons Is 51000 Inmates Long

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The waiting list for the Bureau of Prisons' Residential Drug Abuse Program, which allows successful participants to get up to a year off their sentences, is long— 51,000 inmates long, according to… Continue reading

Storybook Inn to House Rehab Patients

Storybook Inn to house rehab patients

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Skyforest's historic Storybook Inn has been sold to a Lake Arrowhead-based drug and alcohol rehabilitation enterprise and will soon be housing as many as 17 drug addicts and alcoholics at the former bed and breakfast inn. Kory Avarell,… Continue reading

Thankful People: Freedom From Drug Addiction Through Teen Challenge Ministry

Thankful People: Freedom from drug addiction through Teen Challenge ministry

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"It's an intensive program and gives them a sense of self-accomplishment through the Lord's help and represents a new beginning." For Stricklin, the new beginning is returning to his family, free from drug addiction… Continue reading

Life for Ex-Para Drug Addict Who Beat His Gran to Death

Life for ex-para drug addict who beat his gran to death

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At first he lived with his mother but the court was told she threw the drug addict out after he stole from her home. The court heard how she had tried to phone her… Continue reading

Nation Commemorates World Aids Day

Nation Commemorates World Aids Day

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In Zimbabwe with its clean blood for transfusions and the almost total lack of drug addicts using injectable drugs, sexual transmission accounts for almost all cases. While infection rates among youths are starting to fall, they are still… Continue reading

Should Singers Be Concerned About the Message of Their Songs?

Question by schenzy: Should singers be concerned about the message of their songs?
Two examples spring to mind….

1: Avril Levigne’s “Girlfriend” — the message seems to be… It’s a good thing to physically, verbally and psychologically abuse nerds… go out there a kick a nerd’s a*s and steal… Continue reading

Iowa Man Sentenced in Federal Heroin Case

Iowa man sentenced in federal heroin case

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a Marion man to over two years in prison for taking heroin to a friend who had overdosed on the drug and was being treated at a drug… Continue reading