Minority Men Are Given Fewer Opportunities for Drug Treatment Instead of Jail …

Published January 17, 2014

Minority Men Are Given Fewer Opportunities For Drug Treatment Instead Of Jail …
In California's court system, black men are significantly less likely than white men to be offered treatment instead of prison time when arrested for drug-related offenses, according to a study in the American Journal of Public Health. And that's even …
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Editorial: Opiate Addiction; Public Health Crisis in Vermont
Whether previously invisible or now highly visible, the dimensions of the drug addiction problem outlined by Shumlin are, if not shocking, certainly grave. The governor reported that since 2000, Vermont has seen a 770 percent increase in treatment for …
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Using Drugs to Belong, Drinking to Manage Depression: Chiara de Blasio Tells …
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, approximately 3.1 million Americans need treatment for a substance-abuse problem. Chiara sounds like so many young people who struggle with belonging, or who hide feelings of depression or …
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