Drug Abuse: Replacing Prison Terms With Drug Abuse Treatment Could Save Billions in … – Newswise (Press Release)
Replacing Prison Terms with Drug Abuse Treatment Could Save Billions in … – Newswise (press release)
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Replacing Prison Terms with Drug Abuse Treatment Could Save Billions in …
Newswise (press release) Newswise — RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Sending drug abusers to community-based treatment programs rather than prison could help reduce crime and save the criminal justice system billions of dollars, according to a new study by researchers at … |
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Substance Abuse Fuels Incarceration – Afro American
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Substance Abuse Fuels Incarceration
Afro American The study by researchers at Meharry Medical College School of Medicine in Nashville, Tenn. linked the prevalence of substance abuse disorders to the high rates of incarceration among Black males. Published in the November 2012 edition Frontiers in … |
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Project TRUE: Peer educators work on reducing teen drug abuse – VOXXI
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Project TRUE: Peer educators work on reducing teen drug abuse
VOXXI Drug and alcohol abuse, as well as smoking, continues being a serious problems among teens in the United States. Project TRUE is a joint venture between the Center and Roseland University Prep, where an after-school program teaches students how to … |
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Emirates 24/7 on Dubai One’s Priyanka Dutt features a prison drug rehab program
The UAE’s zero tolerance policy on drug use is well document – and typically results in a minimum four year jail sentence. But what happens to all those people convicted of drug abuse? Do they ever get back to mainstream society and live a drug free life? Emirates 24/7 on Dubai One’s Priyanka Dutt takes you inside the UAE’s Central Prison to report on a new drug rehabilitation program. Tune in to Emirates 24/7 on Dubai One TV! Sunday through Thursday, LIVE at 6:30 pm with repeats at 8:30 am and 2:00 pm. Discover more on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com