Stollings sponsors bill to raise taxes on cigarettes

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Meanwhile, the Senate passed SB371 last Thursday that is intended to provide more options for handling adults who are being jailed for substance abuse. The bill is … Meanwhile, members of the House Health and Human Resources Committee heard from …
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Lindsay Lohan To Enter 90-Day "Lock Down" Rehab – Will It Work?

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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) joined together a few years ago to try to change that with a public health campaign centered around a documentary, Addiction, that aired on …
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Illinois taxpayers spend 000 to punish man for 1 theft

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What happens is when his addiction takes over he spends all his money on drugs and then needs to find more money to buy more drugs. That was his situation when one night … It costs about $ 20,000 a year, so let's say the state spent $ 50,000 to “treat …
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Vt House advances anti-narcotics bill

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It would provide wider access to the state's prescription drug monitoring system and hold property owners accountable if they knowingly rent to drug dealers. It would also attempt to undercut the financing of the drug trade and increase treatment options.
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