prescription drug abuse

How to Make Drug Courts Work – Washington Post

...  to make drug courts work – Washington Post … drug courts, was left unmentioned, but deserves attention. These are interventions for drug-using criminal offenders in which a judge acts like a parole officer and ensures that the offender stays… Continue reading

Colombia Capital Hopes Pot Can Cure Hard Drug Addicts

...  Seattle Times Smartphones 'as addictive as cocaine' … ''smashes phones up to stop" himself. BBC Radio 5 live's Breakfast spoke to Mr Benson, who spent £10,000 on his addiction, and to his psychotherapist, Steve Pope, who says for some… Continue reading

Veterans Such as Lecester Shakier Find Places to Live Thanks to Broad Effort

...  such as Lecester Shakier find places to live thanks to broad effort … He will never walk again, but, he vows, neither will he slide back into a life of addiction and homelessness. "I feel like I'm in the… Continue reading

Nothing Safe or Sane About Fireworks – Lompoc Record

...  on at Tuesday's City Council meeting. The term “safe and sane” is a euphemism that … Read more on Lompoc Record Showtime Lets Floyd Mayweather Submerge Ugly Truths in Sludge of Deceit When Floyd signed a long-term contract with… Continue reading

Francis X. Fay – the Way We Were

...  Ronald M. David, director of the federal Office of Smoking and Health, tells "Face the Nation" that "we will … Read more on The Hour NJ Issues “Best Practice” Recommendations For Pharmacy Security “Incidents of theft at New Jersey… Continue reading

Police Hold Drug Take Back – Daily Journal

...  hold drug take back – Daily Journal Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high — more Americans currently abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, hallucinogens, and heroin combined, according to the… Continue reading