Alabama should replace failed 'war on drugs' incarceration strategy with …
An overwhelming amount of research shows that one of the most effective treatment modalities for opioid addiction is medication assisted treatment (MAT). Non-intoxicating drugs, like methadone, are used to replace drugs that cause severe mental …
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tackling addiction cold turkey
The centre's popularity is a testament both to the severity of Myanmar's drug problem and the lack of options for users in a poor country where modern treatment programmes are rare. It offers a 40-day "course" of prayer, Bible study and devotional …
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ADHD in Adults
Adults with ADHD are likely to have more traffic violations, suffer from alcohol or drug addiction, and have trouble with their finances, like having difficulty saving money, and paying their bills on time than those without ADHD. Positive Traits …
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High School Dropouts More Likely to Have Drug and Alcohol Abuse Problems
According to a report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, youth in the 12th-grade age range (16-18 years old) are using illicit drugs at a higher rate than those who are in school (31.4 percent versus 15.3 percent). This …
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With Addiction on the Rise, Harbor Village Detox Makes Substance Abuse …
Addiction rates will continue to climb if those who are already addicted do not have access to detoxification. This first necessary step is truly the stepping-stone to a life free of drug and alcohol addiction. Whether a person's decision to seek …
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Why the war on drugs has been made redundant
Currently, it is barely possible to detect new drugs at the rate they appear. It has long been clear that the drug war approach of criminalising possession rather than treating problem drug-users has been futile. The revolution in the recreational drug …
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Heat warning as another sickle cell patient dies
The GDN earlier reported authorities were restricting access to prescription painkillers to combat spiralling rates of drug addiction. "Our concern is that with the new policies in place to manage this disease, it takes longer to receive treatment than …
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Question by burkedawn: Is the war against drug abuse a good topic for a research paper? If so what would be a good hypothesis for it?
I am wirting a research paper for my class at University of Phoenix online and I chose to do an essay on the “war against drug abuse”. What I am wanting to know is what would be a good hypothesis for this topic area?

Best answer:

Answer by clover spots
you could posit
1 what pressures has the war on drugs put on our prisons, hospitals
2 why is funding given more to arrest drug offenders than to treat them
3 what is the goal of the war on drugs, has it been met
4. what are other options that have been used in other countries, are they feasible here

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New Found Life Substance Abuse Treatment Center of Delray Beach, Florida …
Prior to her appointment as Clinical Director of the New Found Life Substance Abuse Treatment Center in Delray Beach, Florida, Amico held the position as a primary therapist at Rehab After Work/Rehab After School and was Clinical Director of the Life …
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OKC Business Leaders, Residents Fight Proposed Rehab Center
Business leaders and residents are saying "not in my backyard" to a proposed drug rehabilitation center near downtown Oklahoma City. The Referral Center for Alcohol and Drug Services hopes to break ground at 1401 NW 1st Street for its second location.
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The War on Drugs: A 2013 Prediction
It will be some day revealed the percentage of individuals on hard drugs that are rehabilitated in such centers, and it will be an extraordinarily miniscule number. That I foresee and also have been shown in a study by Substance Abuse and … According …
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Question by burkedawn: Is the war against drug abuse a good topic for a research paper? If so what would be a good hypothesis for it?
I am wirting a research paper for my class at University of Phoenix online and I chose to do an essay on the “war against drug abuse”. What I am wanting to know is what would be a good hypothesis for this topic area?

Best answer:

Answer by clover spots
you could posit
1 what pressures has the war on drugs put on our prisons, hospitals
2 why is funding given more to arrest drug offenders than to treat them
3 what is the goal of the war on drugs, has it been met
4. what are other options that have been used in other countries, are they feasible here

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