Dedham Forms New Coalition for Alcohol, Drug Awareness

Published March 8, 2014

Dedham Forms New Coalition for Alcohol, Drug Awareness
In response to the growing problem many towns have formed coalitions to reduce drug and alcohol abuse through education and assistance programs. They include Braintree, Brookline, Dover, Weymouth, Sharon, Needham, Walpole, Medfield, Foxboro and … Read more on Patch.com

Electronic monitoring numbers impress commissioners, expand offices
Ronnie Marroquin with Recovery Healthcare, which runs the program, said the number of program participants increased by 20 percent since September and he expects that number to continue to rise as county departments and local judges become more … Read more on Waco Tribune-Herald

St. Joseph Cathedral Basilica Social Ministry Office serves array of human needs
The program targets those with chronic history of street and shelter homelessness, addicts in drug or alcohol rehabilitation, and people with mental health diagnoses or HIV. Both Miller and Cathedral pastor, Father Joseph Benedict, were recently given … Read more on The Valley Catholic Online

The War on Drugs Is Lost; What Comes Next?
What is drug abuse? I define drug abuse as the use of a drug in a manner that is likely to cause harm — predictable harm. There have always been drug abuse and drug abusers. There is no reason to believe that there will not always be drug abuse and … Read more on Medscape