MLB notes: Hamilton's drug use didn't cause allergies

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Josh Hamilton Los Angeles Angels Josh Hamilton (L) rounds third base before scoring on a hit by teammate Mark Trumbo (R) against the Texas Rangers in the fifth inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Arlington, Texas April 7, 2013.
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Valley View: County needs efficient justice system, not bigger jail

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Not only has it placed millions of nonviolent drug offenders behind bars, but it has led the U.S. to criminalize what is essentially a public health issue. Criminalization is more expensive than treatment and does little to address the root causes of …
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Addicts Belong In Treatment Instead Of Prison

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Jailing junkies doesn't work. A 3,500 mile roadtrip spotlights 25 communities that prove addicts belong in treatment, not prison and that Drug Courts have emerged as nation's most successful solution for saving lives and making communities safer …
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Marijuana is drug most often linked to crime, study finds

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Nancy La Vigne, the director of the Justice Policy Center for the Urban Institute, said in a statement that the high rates of drug use among those studied showed the need to back more prevention and treatment to “address the root cause of criminal …
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