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Clean Needles Benefit Society and Programs Don’t Make Sense Do the Premises Support the Conclusions?

Question by muellerdavidallen: Clean Needles Benefit Society and Programs Don’t Make Sense Do the premises support the conclusions?
CLEAN NEEDLES BENEFIT SOCIETY
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Our view: Needle exchanges prove effective as AIDS counterattack.
They warrant wider use and federal backing.
Nothing gets knees jerking and fingers wagging like free… Continue reading →

'Antineoplastons' Given by Cancer Clinic Called 'False Hope'

'Antineoplastons' Given by Cancer Clinic Called 'False Hope'

Filed under: Houston Drug Treatment Help

A controversial doctor who has been using "antineoplastons" derived from urine to treat a variety of cancers for many years is featured in an extensive special report in USA Today. Medical experts … The doctor at… Continue reading →

Caring for Mentally Ill: Three Counties' Success Stories

Caring for mentally ill: Three counties' success stories

Filed under: inpatient drug treatment centers

The next year, Yakima responded by opening Washington's first Triage Center, a 16-bed, unlocked facility where residents who are in a mental-health crisis, or impaired by drugs or alcohol, can connect with experts, get medication and… Continue reading →

Why Prescription Heroin Isn't as Outlandish as You Might Think

Why Prescription Heroin Isn't as Outlandish as You Might Think

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And at a lower cost to society. Here's why it saved money to give addicts heroin: Users were more likely to stay in treatment longer if offered heroin as opposed to methadone.… Continue reading →

Another Transgender Student Claims Discrimination Over Bathroom, Locker Room Use

Another transgender student claims discrimination over bathroom, locker room use

Filed under: drug rehab in texas

It's back-to-school time across America and you know what that means: a fresh supply of stories about transgender students demanding special treatment—particularly when it comes to bathrooms and locker rooms. The latest spat involves… Continue reading →

Son's Heroin Death Prompts Dad to Seek HIPAA Rule Change

Son's heroin death prompts dad to seek HIPAA rule change

Filed under: drug addiction treatment programs

Heroin use and arrests in Camden have steadily increased over the past five years, a trend Thomson — like many in law enforcement — contends is "precipitated by the pandemic of opioid prescription drug… Continue reading →

Will Federal Moves Spur Criminal Justice Change?

Will Federal Moves Spur Criminal Justice Change?

Filed under: Houston Drug Rehab Centers

“States like Texas have been enacting reforms for a number of years, and people have come to realize you can be both tough and smart on crime,” said Marc Levin, director of the conservative Texas Public Policy… Continue reading →

'The Dallas Buyers Club,' the AIDS Film No One Wanted to Make

'The Dallas Buyers Club,' the AIDS film no one wanted to make

Filed under: Houston Drug Addiction Help

First out of self-preservation and then as a grudging crusade, Woodroof began smuggling unapproved drugs from Mexico and other countries, prolonging his life and the lives of thousands of others. … shaky… Continue reading →

How Much Jail Time Might I Do if I Turn Myself in on My Warrent?

Question by stil runnin: How much jail time might I do if I turn myself in on my warrent?
In 2004 I caught my second felony possesion charge. I recieved a 4 month treatment program and 18 months probation for my crime. I completed the 4 month treatment program… Continue reading →

Food Allergies in Children Are on the Rise — Experts Don't Know Why

Food allergies in children are on the rise — experts don't know why

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According to a report in May from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of U.S. children who have food allergies rose by 50 percent from 1997… Continue reading →