Local View: Reform Prisons for Safety, Savings
Local View: Reform prisons for safety, savings
One potential reform to consider is a graduated sanctions model of probation. Modeled after Hawaii's Opportunity Probation with Enforcement court, participants must call in every morning to determine if they must report for a randomized drug screening.
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How to Deal With the Shock News of Cancer?
Question by Ammmz: how to deal with the shock news of cancer?
I recently recieved some shocking news that my partner has a tumor and im not dealing with it well. I cannot focus on studies or anything else in life.
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Heroin Recovery: Can You Go It Alone?
Heroin recovery: Can you go it alone?
He's done inpatient detox once, which was covered under his dad's insurance. … Dr. Carmel Shaw runs the program and she requires addicts to commit to at least a year of supervised treatment that includes Suboxone, drug testing and counseling. "It …
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Doctors Without Borders Expelled From Myanmar
Doctors Without Borders expelled from Myanmar
Doctors Without Borders says HIV and tuberculosis clinics in Rakhine, Shan and Kachin states, as well as the main city of Yangon, were closed Friday, denying patients life-saving medicines. The group is Myanmar's main provider of HIV drugs, treating 30 …
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Officials: County Addiction Treatment System Making Strides
Officials: County addiction treatment system making strides
Before Journey Mental Health Center started overhauling its intake process in 2009, someone who called seeking help with an addiction was scheduled for an initial appointment a week or two later, Clinical Director Sue Moran said. Between 30 and 40 …
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Girl (10) Charged
Girl (10) charged
IT was a caffeine-charged Hollywood whodunnit: who created the "Dumb Starbucks" coffee shop that started serving free drinks from the corner of a California shopping centre. It turned out that the shop was a publicity stunt … Two injured people were …
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Abilify and Zoloft, Bipolar?
Question by asad k: Abilify and zoloft, bipolar?
is this combo for bipolar patients?
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Answer by Scott K
maybe. zoloft is an antidepressant. abilify is an adjunct for people who aren’t responding completely to an antidepressant.
Answer by ransomher
No! Antidepressants should never be prescribed for… Continue reading
Q&A: Transform Profiles Local Health Care Facilities
Q&A: Transform profiles local health care facilities
A: In private practice, it became more obvious and clear that we were no longer just treating physical symptoms and ailments for the patients in our clinics, but we were educating and empowering people to identify and correct the root cause of their… Continue reading
Is There a Free Sight Offering Treatment From Narcotic Pill Dependency?
Question by oweiss1932: Is there a free sight offering treatment from narcotic pill dependency?
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Answer by •••Mott•••
There are many sites. From experience, the better method is perhaps a detox at first. Once the substance is removed from the body, the physical/chemical dependency is put… Continue reading
In Parts of Vermont, Heroin Is 'the Easiest Drug to Get'
In Parts Of Vermont, Heroin Is 'The Easiest Drug To Get'
You might have followed the recent news about the actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. It was hard to miss. He's a big celebrity, and his death – reportedly from a heroin overdose – brought the reality of heroin addiction back… Continue reading