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Community Solutions: Readers Speak Out on Wilkes-Barre's Rising Murder Rate

Community solutions: Readers speak out on Wilkes-Barre's rising murder rate

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WILKES-BARRE — In the past month, 900 comments have been posted to The Times Leader's two in-depth, front-page analyses describing how the city's homicide rate has eclipsed per-capita killings in much larger cities, including New York, Newark N.J …
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Medicare Drug Costs Driven Up by Doctors With Business Ties to

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Inpatient Drug Rehab in NYC/5 Boroughs?

Question by jej: Inpatient drug rehab in NYC/5 boroughs?
I have a friend who is ready to check into a rehab for his drug addiction, however, he is on methadone maintenance and does not want to quit it. I was told by a rehab center in NYC that no New York state inpatient program will accept a methadone patient if they are on more than 40 milligrams, then a mental health clinician told me that is not true. Does anyone know of an inpatient program in the 5 boroughs or Westchester County NY that will allow him to be maintained on methadone? I googled but could not find much. Thanks.

The Bottom Line? Often the Drug Companies'

The Bottom Line? Often the Drug Companies'

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Thus, you might be subject to statin treatment even if your “bad” cholesterol is quite low. But why take a drug designed to lower cholesterol if that's not your problem? That seems nonsensical, unless there is very good evidence that statins have other …
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Courier Times Community Calendar for November 18

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Drug Addiction & Prison Sentences?

Question by Free Thinker: Drug addiction & prison sentences?
There is a young man that I know who has been addicted to crack cocaine for a long time. He went to prison nearly 4 years ago, was just released to a work release program then with the intense pressure put on him to obtain employment under very stringent regulations and in a very depressed economy along with the fact that his mother is dying a very horrible death, he requested to be sent back to his previous facility to serve the remainder of his sentence. That request was rejected, 2 days later he obtained crack and got high out of desperation. He was caught and sent back to prison. Now the dept of corrections wants to charge him with up to 15 years for possession on a correctional facility.
He is in solitary confinement for 150 days which in my opinion is cruel and unusual punishment.

Woman Forced Into Treatment Challenges Wisconsin Law That Allows Detention

Woman Forced Into Treatment Challenges Wisconsin Law That Allows Detention

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After Beltran declined, social workers and cops got involved, the upshot being a court order sending her to Casa Clare, a drug treatment center in Appleton, where she was confined until October 4. Beltran, who is currently about 29 weeks into her …
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Synthetics cases drop, but effects still unknown

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Does “abuse” by Another Cause a Person to Have a Psychiatric Disorder? What Is the Diagnosis in This Case?

Question by HREPrincess: Does “abuse” by another cause a person to have a psychiatric disorder? What is the diagnosis in this case?
I’m writing about an individual who was oppressed, abused, ridiculed, and neglected during childhood to the point of not talking and hiding (even as a child of 2 or 3 hid in a closet to avoid the mother). This continued to some extent into teenage years. Many mistakes were made and opportunities lost even as an adult. The person is now able to join in conversations without the “tremendous” fear that was present in past years, joins in group activities, etc., but is still somewhat socially withdrawn. This person was “damaged” by another, but is this a psychiatric disorder? The person is very intelligent (IQ 150+) and has no problem conversing about common interests. One otherwise would not be aware of the problem just to observe from a distance. This is definitely not Asperger’s. What is the diagnosis?