Drinking Problems Become Another Hidden Cost of Recession

Drinking problems become another hidden cost of recession

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South Miami Recovery – an outpatient treatment center for substance abuse – has seen an increase in patients who say their alcohol consumption has become a problem since the start of the recession, according to Howard Lerner, the center's director …
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Senators Up Marijuana Penalties To Appease The Governor

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One of the goals of the criminal code revision legislation is to reduce penalties for low-level, first-time drug offenses in an effort to focus more on rehabilitation. But Pence waded into the debate last week …. The National Institute on Alcohol …
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Legalize it? Former cop offers radical solution to drug problem

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The idea is backed by LEAP, a decade-old non-profit that advocates a stop to the so-called “War on Drugs” based on a belief that current drug policy fails to address problems associated with drug abuse. Franklin said legalizing and regulating drugs …
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