Sand Point Aims to Move Beyond Banishing Drug Dealers to Curb Rampant Drug … – Alaska Dispatch
Sand Point aims to move beyond banishing drug dealers to curb rampant drug … – Alaska Dispatch
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Sand Point aims to move beyond banishing drug dealers to curb rampant drug …
Alaska Dispatch Heroin and meth have plagued Sand Point for about five years, residents say, and the volatile scene at the airport acted as a catalyst for locals to step up and try to stomp out substance abuse. Enter Reclaim Alaska, a nonprofit startup with the goal … |
Reclaim Alaska in Sand Point aims to curb rampant drug abuse – Alaska Dispatch
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Reclaim Alaska in Sand Point aims to curb rampant drug abuse
Alaska Dispatch Heroin and meth have plagued Sand Point for about five years, residents say, and the volatile scene at the airport acted as a catalyst for locals to step up and stomp out the substance abuse. Enter Reclaim Alaska, a nonprofit startup with the goal of … |
Bangor area law enforcement leaders tell business group drug abuse is driving … – Bangor Daily News
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Bangor area law enforcement leaders tell business group drug abuse is driving …
Bangor Daily News BANGOR, Maine — Police Chief Mark Hathaway told Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce members that he knows many of the people committing crimes in the city are using and abusing drugs, but he wanted data to back up his theory. Three months ago … |
Why 'Substance Abuse' Is a Label We Should All Reject
In the case of “substance abuse,” there is empirical evidence of the harm that this framing can do. In a 2010 study, researchers surveyed over 500 mental health practitioners at a conference—two thirds of whom had Ph.D.s. Participants were asked to …
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Pilot Dauphin County program helps prison inmates continue substance abuse …
The pilot, which involves Dauphin County and five other counties, will make sure inmates who have court-ordered drug and alcohol abuse counseling are enrolled in medical assistance and connected with an outpatient counseling service before they leave …
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