State Drug Abuse, Awareness Chief Says Cost Thwarts Drug Treatment

Published April 25, 2013

State drug abuse, awareness chief says cost thwarts drug treatment

Filed under: drug addiction help

Pennsylvania is only able to adequately treat one out of every eight drug addicts because of a lack of money for treatment programs, says the newly minted secretary of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs. Gary Tennis, a former prosecutor in the …
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Salina man stole from church to support drug addiction

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Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. SALINA — A Salina man admitted that he broke into the church where he was baptized in order to support his drug addiction.
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Obama Drug Czar Wants Treatment and Arrests at the Same Time

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Drug addiction is a health problem, not a weakness of character. That's the message that the Obama administration put forth today with its new drug strategy. But if you're expecting an end to the drug war, these policy changes aren't it. The plan …
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'Oxyana' Movie Review: Documentary Exposes West Virginia's Horrifying Drug …

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… West Virginias Horrifying Drug Addiction Crisis. It would be an understatement to say that something is wrong in Oceana, West Virginia: not long into Oxyana, Sean Dunne's feature documentary debut, you can't help wondering what, if anything, is …
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