drug abuse

Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Drug Cases in the Western District of Virginia

Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Drug Cases in the Western District of Virginia

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The article contained some interesting statistics that appear to show that, as a percentage, there are more criminal drug cases in the Western District of Virginia than the national average. And that the average drug-related sentence (91 months) was …
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Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

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'Red Eye' vs Colbert: Host Ignores Joke Outrage Over Obama Foot-on-Desk Photo

'Red Eye' vs Colbert: Host ignores joke outrage over Obama foot-on-desk photo

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I guess the only problem was there wasn't a hell of a lot of right-wing outrage. And here is how you can tell. The first clip he used was an example of 'Red Eye' mocking what little outrage there was. Except somehow he didn't realize that is what he …
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Murder trial opens in Brattleboro nursing home death

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Alvarez Prepares to Fight Without De La Hoya

Alvarez prepares to fight without De La Hoya

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Oscar De La Hoya, the president of Golden Boy Promotions who promotes Alvarez, is back in rehabilitation for substance abuse and will miss the junior middleweight title fight between Alvarez and Floyd Mayweather Jr. at the MGM Grand Garden. “I will not …
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Two Novelists' Love/Hate Relationship with Social Media

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Northpointe Celebrating and Taking Part in Recovery Month

Northpointe celebrating and taking part in Recovery Month

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As part of the initiative to support those in recovery and to assist those seeking treatment it is important to understand the signs and symptoms of substance abuse and what constitutes drug dependency. The more common and noticeable warning signs for …
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California Bill Would Give Drug Users Treatment Instead Of Prison Time

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RWJF Backs Publication of Medicare Physician Data

RWJF backs publication of Medicare physician data

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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has joined the entities urging the CMS to publish the Medicare earnings and de-identified clinical data of individual physicians. But the foundation stopped short of calling for widespread public release to any …
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Teen makes dramatic recovery after smoking synthetic marijuana

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Prescription Drug Abuse Message Spreads

Prescription drug abuse message spreads

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Together with the Delaware County chapter of Prevent Child Abuse, these volunteers, medical professional and child care advocates organized a conference to address the issue and what to do about it. WHAT'S HAPPENED NEXT: A toolkit, which includes a …
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Edith Vincent, Delaware's first school nursing supervisor, dies at 90

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