Oregon finds efforts to treat drug addicts paying off
That philosophy fuels Oregon's nationally reputed system of addiction care that officials, health experts and treatment professionals say provides lessons for Kentucky as it struggles with a crippling prescription drug-abuse problem and an overwhelmed …
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AFL players turning to private rehabilitation clinics for drug abuse treatment
At least two Melbourne-based footballers have sought help for treatment of addiction to methamphetamine, more commonly known as ice. The Herald Sun … Surely they need to be stronger when a really disappointing story has been published. I'm meeting …
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Addicts overwhelm Kentucky's drug treatment options
Her story is not unusual. In a state plagued by one of the worst prescription drug abuse problems in the nation, where nearly 1,000 people a year die of overdoses, a Courier-Journal investigation has found that Kentucky's treatment options are woefully …
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Governor pardons Newport Beach resident
Thomas George Pfleger, 61, received a pardon for three previous convictions in 1970, 1976 and 1983 for drug-related offenses and second-degree robbery, according to his pardon. "He is ecstatic, and feels it was a great Christmas present," said Pfleger …
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