Jackie Lacey, Los Angeles County DA, Faces Tough Challenge in Realignment …

Jackie Lacey, Los Angeles County DA, Faces Tough Challenge In Realignment …

Filed under: Drug Abuse Hawaii

Alternative sentencing courts give women, veterans, drug offenders and the mentally ill a chance to avoid a jail sentence by agreeing to receive substance abuse treatment and other services intended to keep them from going back to a life of crime …
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WV Ranks 2nd Highest in US for Antibiotics

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Illicit drug use and abuse is a major problem in West Virginia, and according to a new study, the state once again ranks near the top of the list — but this time in a category that at first glance doesn't seem as dangerous. The Center for Disease …
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John McAfee: 'I don't see myself as paranoid'

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Drugs – their presence and absence – have been one constant in his life. He drank heavily as a student, and was kicked out of university in Louisiana where he was studying for a PhD in mathematics because he slept with one of his undergraduates, who …
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