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101 Offenders Complete Drug Court's Rehabilitation Programme

101 offenders complete Drug Court's rehabilitation programme
These include 36 cases submitted by the National Drug Agency (NDA) of individuals serving jail sentences for criminal convictions prior to the enactment of the new Drugs Act, and 48 cases transferred from the Criminal Court, a statement from the Drugs …
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Okla. Sheriff's House Burglarized, Son Arrested

Okla. sheriff's house burglarized, son arrested

Filed under: drug rehabs in nh

Joel Kerns said he personally took his son directly to a drug rehab center following his release from jail. The sheriff said he has told Adams' parents he wants her to get some help and he is not… Continue reading

Henry R. Kranzler, MD, Named Director of Penn's Center for Studies of Addiction

Henry R. Kranzler, MD, Named Director of Penn's Center for Studies of Addiction

Filed under: drug addiction treatment facilities

For the past 40 years, the Center has received funding from the NIDA and the NIAAA. It has played a pivotal role in the development of a number of widely used… Continue reading

Cocaine Addiction May Be Cured by Ritalin

Cocaine addiction may be cured by Ritalin

Filed under: drug addiction treatments

Researchers have shown a single dose of methylphenidate, a stimulant drug prescribed to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), may normalize the nerve pathways that go haywire in cocaine addicts' brains. "These findings may also be …
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Dubai’s Drug Rehab Programs Takes a Step Forward.


 

Dubai’s drug rehab programs takes a step forward. – The UAE’s zero tolerance policy on drug use is well document – and typically results in a minimum four year jail sentence. But what happens to all those peop…

 

Written by Gianna Volpe

Written by Gianna Volpe

Filed under: free drug rehab treatment

family and had been in rehab a handful of times, he still did not survive the fatal affliction of opiate addiction. "I, as a physician, … Most importantly, you need to understand psychologically why the person is taking these drugs… Continue reading

Ulverstpon Dad and Son Who Grew Drug in Home Avoid Jail Sentence

Ulverstpon dad and son who grew drug in home avoid jail sentence

Filed under: drug rehabilitation

Craven, jailed in 2007 for cannabis production, was given a 12-month community order with a requirement for six months supervision, a six month drug rehabilitation course and 200 hours of unpaid work. He was… Continue reading

Robber Had 40 Previous Jail Sentences

Robber had 40 previous jail sentences

Filed under: inpatient drug rehab

Daniel Jade Cook, 31, unemployed of Blenheim, was sentenced to intensive supervision for one year and six months and to six months' community detention all to be served at Moana House a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre in Dunedin.… Continue reading

Does It Make More Sense to Put CHEMICALLY ADDICTED People in PRISON for POSSESSION or in REHAB?

Question by Bush is not conservative: Does it make more sense to put CHEMICALLY ADDICTED people in PRISON for POSSESSION or in REHAB?
Addiction is an illness. Narcotics abuse is an illness. Logically, the purchasing, possession and abuse of a drug by an addict is as much of a… Continue reading

Sarnia Woman Jailed for 3.5 Years for Drug Trafficking

Sarnia woman jailed for 3.5 years for drug trafficking

Filed under: drug addiction help for families

Robb requested a three and a half year jail sentence due to the concern about heroin. During recent court cases heroin has been described as the most addictive and destructive narcotic in the city.… Continue reading