Advocates Seek Stronger Substance Abuse Treatment Measures

Advocates seek stronger substance abuse treatment measures

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Annual reports presented to the Legislative Council this month by Fletcher's panel and the Legislative Task Force on Substance Abuse Treatment Services — both comprised of legislators and substance abuse professionals from around the state — show …
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St. Louis County commissioners leaning toward Arrowhead Center to run Camp

Filed under: drug addiction treatment facilities

St. Louis County commissioners appear poised to hand over management of the summer youth camp on Lake Esquagama to the Arrowhead Center, an addiction recovery operation in Virginia that would run youth and specialty camps at the county site. By: John …
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Newton says drug war failing

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Retired Customs and Border Protection pilot Richard Newton spoke last week about the "War on Drugs" at the Behavioral Health Local Collaborative at the Counseling Center. Newton is a speaker for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. The mission of LEAP …
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The 'New Jane Crow' and American Women's Civil Rights

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There are no laws prohibiting pregnant women from smoking, drinking alcohol, or say, seeking drug addiction treatment. For example, abortion is legal in Alabama. The Alabama legislature passed a law to stop people from taking children into meth labs.
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