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Lax oversight allows felons to counsel addicts, report finds
California's lax rules governing who can work as substance abuse counselors have allowed sex offenders and other felons to treat addicts with little to no scrutiny by the state, according to a report by the Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes released...Tags: Criminals, Behavioral Conditions, Substance Abuse, Crime, Law and Justice, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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The Great Debate
While marijuana use is still illegal under federal law, the general direction of state laws regarding marijuana is clearly moving in the direction of leniency. Two states in November, Colorado and Washington, legalized it for recreational purposes....
Tags: Punishment, Lifestyle and Leisure, Justice System, Behavioral Conditions, Research
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Meth labs a growing concern in Somerset County
Daily American Staff WriterClandestine methamphetamine labs are becoming an increasing problem in Somerset County because addicts are willing to chance making the drugs — a process that creates dangers for first-responders and the general public. “It’s a...Tags: Recreational Substance Use, Methamphetamine (drug), Lifestyle and Leisure, Drug Use, Emergency Incidents
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Rabies prevention The Department of Health offers information on how to prevent the spread of rabies and what to do in the event of exposure. Rabies is most often seen in raccoons, bats, foxes and skunks. Information: 410-222-7168 or visit aahealth.org....Tags: Veterans Affairs, Vaccines, Men's Health, Viral Diseases and Infections, Behavioral Conditions
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Specialty courts in Lake and Cook counties help keep veterans and people with mental health problems out of trouble, officials say
Nicholas Rodriquez did not know Seneka Harrington three years ago, but both of their lives were spinning out of control. They were in serious trouble following arrests on various felony charges. Rodriquez, now 22, had recently left the Navy. After an...
Tags: Mental Health, Prisons, Cook County Government, Judges, Justice System
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Drug-addicted couple gets state prison for robbery at Lower Nazareth Walmart
Describing to the court on Monday what he was thinking on Aug. 6 as a robber held a gun to his head, a Lower Nazareth Township pharmacist got only as far as his family before he burst into tears and was unable to continue. "First and foremost, I remember...
Tags: Pain, Prisons, Health and Medical Professionals, Punishment, Theft
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'You're Fat' Comment To Diane Smith Sparks Friendship, Book
The Hartford CourantIn the 1980s, a Massachusetts college student named Mika Brzezinski made regular late-night grocery store trips so she could binge on junk food, which she'd follow with days of fasting and running. At about the same time, in Connecticut, then-WTNH TV...Tags: Chris Christie, Diabetes, The New York Times, MSNBC (tv network), Authors
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Can you become addicted to chocolate?
You've probably heard the term "chocoholic" before. Maybe you've even used it to describe your devotion to what the Mayans and Aztecs believed was a food of the gods. Usually said jokingly, "chocoholic" actually nods to a potentially serious question: Can...Tags: Mental Health, Science and Technology, Weight, Malts and Milkshakes, Lifestyle and Leisure
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READER SUBMITTED: Quinnipiac University To Host Symposium "Exploring The Legacies Of The Great Hunger" May 17
HamdenQuinnipiac University will host the symposium, "Exploring the Legacies of the Great Hunger: The Cultural, Spiritual, Psychological and Political Consequences for Today's Ireland from Centuries of Colonization," from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 17, in...Tags: Social Sciences, Drugs and Medicines, University of California, Los Angeles, Education, Republic of Ireland
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Addiction clinic returning to Danville
scollins@amnews.comSelfRefind, an outpatient addiction recovery clinic, is moving its headquarters to Danville, a town its employees consider “home.” The clinic, which treats people with opiate addictions, opened in Danville six years ago. The company now has...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Corporate Officers, Career and Workplace, Behavioral Conditions
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It’s Official: Gambling is an Addiction
HealthWhen 34-year-old Yulissa Troncoso pled guilty earlier this month to leaving her five kids—aged 10 months to 12 years—alone in a car while she gambled at the Sands Casino in Bethlehem, her defense attorney called her a “good mom”... -
Health law could overwhelm addiction services
CHICAGO (AP) — It has been six decades since doctors concluded that addiction was a disease that could be treated, but today the condition still dwells on the fringes of the medical community. Only 1 cent of every health care dollar in the United...
Tags: Mental Health, Medicaid, Diabetes, Behavioral Conditions, Government Health Care
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