Roadblocks to Recovery

Published November 30, 2013

Roadblocks to Recovery – Bill Anderson speaks on Roadblocks to Recovery.

Updating Colorado's civil commitment laws is an important, and long overdue, step

Filed under: drug abuse treatment outcome study

In the 1970s, following a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that essentially decriminalized alcoholism and drug addiction, Colorado created two additional civil commitment procedures for the involuntary treatment of those disorders. As with mental …
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Taser shocks by law enforcement officials precede 2 deaths

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“What we need now is something that is mandated nationally across the board that sets tight national restrictions and limitations on the use of Tasers,” said Thenjiwe McHarris of Amnesty International, which has studied Taser use in the United States …
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Rutgers Psychology Professor's Research Addresses Impact of Violence Against …

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Underscoring this significance, Cavanaugh dedicates her research to examining the impact of violence on women and children's health and development, including risk and resilience for psychiatric disorders, substance abuse, and HIV and other sexually …
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