'Addiction Was Part of Her Life'

Published December 9, 2012

'Addiction Was Part of Her Life'

Filed under: drug treatment news 2012

In 1974, when Donto James was 6, he went to visit his mother, R&B icon Etta James, in the Tarzana Psychiatric Hospital after she'd been sentenced to drug treatment instead of prison on a heroin charge. James hadn't seen his 36-year-old mother for …
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Paper Test Could Make Drug Treatment Safer

Filed under: drug treatment news 2012

AsianScientist (Nov. 19, 2012) – By Rachel Mundy – Researchers looking to make tuberculosis (TB) and HIV treatment safer have developed a paper-based test for drug-induced liver damage. Standard treatments for TB such as rifampicin and pyrazinamide …
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James L. Rinden: Use tax funds for treatment facilities, not prison time

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2012-12-09T05:00:00Z 2012-12-08T11:54:43Z James L. Rinden: Use tax funds for treatment facilities, not prison time madison.com … I have been in the courtroom when a judge has said to a drug user, “I have no other choice than to sentence prison time.
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