Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco, Challenger Kim Bogart Discuss the Issues

Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco, challenger Kim Bogart discuss the issues

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Low recidivism indicates that offenders who were once in trouble have been helped through diversion, in-jail programming, counseling, substance abuse/mental health treatment or other interventions and are not committing additional crimes. When …
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More and more babies are being born with addictions

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But, like JPS, Arlington Memorial reported seeing one or two cases each month of newborns who have to be treated for drug withdrawal. Some of these newborns, Hardesty said, are "the tiniest victims" of the growing prescription drug abuse trend in America.
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Meds a good 'first step' for treating alcoholism

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Two drugs commonly used to treat alcoholism may be appropriate for people in different stages of recovery, a new analysis confirms – likely because they work differently in the brain. The drugs, acamprosate (marketed as Campral) and naltrexone (ReVia …
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It's Not Just Defense Cuts: Sequester Would Cripple Our Economy

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Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke has argued that the economic recovering is being "held back" by the ongoing fiscal uncertainty, and that the country faces a "shallow recession" that could cost over one million jobs in 2013 if …
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