Pinal County DUI Arrest Totals Rise in 2013

Published February 3, 2014

Pinal County DUI arrest totals rise in 2013

Filed under: Arizona Drug Abuse

Rankin doesn't have any data to show if it's a trend toward prescription drug abuse but credits the uptick in arrests to increased training. “Again I think it's that extra training — the more intense training or the more significant training for drugs …
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Chronicle AM — January 29, 2014

Filed under: Arizona Drug Abuse

The bill would also make it easier for employers to identify potential drug abuse by creating a probable standard for testing that could be triggered by a single accident within the workplace. The bill is opposed by labor unions and the ACLU of Maine …
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Oro Valley man charged in drowning of toddler son

Filed under: Arizona Drug Abuse

(AP) – An Oro Valley man has been indicted on child abuse and negligent homicide charges stemming from the bathtub drowning death of his 1-year-old son. Police say 30-year-old Jesse Martinez found the toddler unresponsive 45 minutes after the father …
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Hero to zero – footballers who hit rock bottom

Filed under: Arizona Drug Abuse

Sporting Chance helped Paul Gascoigne with his addiction />. Sporting … His wife noticed his growing alcohol abuse while he was a player, but this was simply brushed off by the club, deemed the culture at the time and to get help himself if he needed …
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