Your View: Having a job makes difference to an addict
A longer program will also help the addict's mind to think more clearly with making healthy and safe decisions. After 10 days, rehabilitation centers usually turn addicts back into the streets with the world of drugs and they start up with violent … Read more on SouthCoastToday.com

Watson: Treating drug addiction needs less stigma
Recently, a cluster of heroin overdoses and deaths on the South Shore of Massachusetts captured public attention and focused both citizens and local and state officials on the issues of drug use, prevention and treatment. Since 1996, when opiate-based … Read more on The Salem News

Medical marijuana a dilemma for NJ Transit worker
“I told them I was taking prescribed medical marijuana,” said Davis, who was issued a state card last September authorizing him to purchase the drug and get treatment from a certified physician in the state Department of Health's Medicinal Marijuana … Read more on NorthJersey.com