A New Face at Corrections

Published January 2, 2013

A new face at corrections

Filed under: drug rehab facilities

Improving inmate services. California lawmakers don't like to be accused of coddling inmates, so they reflexively oppose programs for those behind bars. That's shortsighted and self-defeating. Access to drug rehabilitation and job training, for …
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Drug rehab service reports soaring rates of mental illness

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TONY EASTLEY: One of Australia's largest drug and alcohol rehabilitation services is reporting an "alarming" growth in clients with mental illness. Odyssey House's latest annual report also reveals there are high levels of alcohol and amphetamine use.
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SCF BLOCKS OPENING OF DRUG TREATMENT FACILITY IN THE HEART OF …

Filed under: drug rehab facilities

Upon discovering the plan to open the facility at 1990 McDonald Avenue, SCF representatives expressed concern over the impact that such a drug treatment center might have on the community and children in the area. SCF representatives met with the …
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Richard Roper: Legalize pot and gamble with our kids' futures

Filed under: drug rehab facilities

Addressing drug-abuse problems is best handled not by arresting our way out of the problem, but by relying on a comprehensive approach consisting of prevention, enforcement and treatment programs. Under this model, overall drug use dropped …
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