Effective Drug Rehabilitation

Dear John Image by hugovk A way out of the black hole of addiction The Works team, from left, John Elford, Jess Janvrin and John Wood. Picture by Robin Crossley. WIGHT LIVING THERE can be few families not touched by the tragic consequences of addiction. Read more on Isle of Wight County Press Sports Briefs:

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Long road from addiction to high school graduation STANHOPE — For one borough teen, becoming a high school dropout was not an option. Neither was staying a drug addict. Read more on New Jersey Herald Exhibition raises awareness about drug, alcohol abuse The Permanent Committee for Drug and Alcohol Affairs (PCDAA) has set up an

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Peter Moskos: Bring back the lash Suggest adding the whipping post to America’s system of criminal justice, and most people recoil in horror. But offer a choice between five years in prison or 10 lashes, and almost everybody picks the lash. What does that say about prison? Read more on The Capital Times Stanford Receiver

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People on the Move Nancy Jennings has been named CEO of Michigan’s Women’s Caring Program. She most recently was development director of Nonprofit Enterprise at Work in Ann Arbor. Jennings also has held fund development positions at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit, Lutheran Social Services of Michigan and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

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Early Studies Show Anti-Depressants Boost Brain Cells After Injury Anti-depressants may help spur the creation and survival of new brain cells after brain injury, according to a study by neurosurgeons at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Jason Huang, M.D., and colleagues undertook the study after noticing that patients with brain injuries who had been

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Anti-Meth Legislation While Franklin County has been a meth lab hotbed for many years, officials here have been among the most aggressive, tireless fighters in the war on meth in Missouri. Read more on The Missourian Hard time The “law and order” movement gave advocates of cracking down on criminals, major and minor, satisfaction that

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Elim Drug Rehabilitation Center Image by epikbuzz Mercer and Middlesex Counties to enter shared service agreement for youth detention Per the agreement’s terms, all youths being held at the Mercer Co. Youth Detention Center in Ewing will be moved to a North Brunswick facility. Read more on Pennington Post Chaos after ANC provincial HQ stormed

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