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Justice Department beefed up
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MORE money will be spent trying to reduce drink driving, family violence, sexual offending and substance abuse in Tasmania next financial year. An extra $ 10 million of a bumped-up Department of Justice budget will go towards corrections services next …
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Portsmouth students join icy ocean plunge to fight drug abuse
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SEABROOK — Members of Portsmouth Middle School's “Dream Team” took a chilly plunge in the ocean Wednesday morning in support of Chucky's Fight against teen substance abuse. Chucky Rosa has been jumping in the ocean on a daily basis for years.
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Drug awareness seminars
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PC Oliver said: “Police Scotland is committed to keeping people safe and protecting young people from the harmful effects of substance abuse. “I am keen to hear from anyone who has questions or concerns relating to legal highs.” Seminar dates …
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National Prevention Week to focus on key substance abuse & mental health issues
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) is co-sponsoring National Prevention Week 2013, which takes place from May 12 to 18, in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health …
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Experts Say Chronic Pain Patients at Higher Risk of Suicide
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Many suffer from depression or other risk factors associated with suicide, including substance abuse, loss of work, financial problems and social isolation. “All of these things individually are risk factors for suicide and I think when … Friends …
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Question by Mary Ashton: Help with a topic for my argumentative research paper?
AP English. I have to write a research paper on a current social issue that affects the community or population in general. Something along the lines of “Should Prostitution be Legalized?” Or “Should teacher be trained and allowed to carry handguns in schools?” I want something fresh. Not Cliché (like should marijuana be legalized or should the drinking age be lowered.” Preferably something that I don’t already have a firm stance on. Any suggestions? Thank you 🙂

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Answer by Martin
They call them ‘prisons’.

Consensual Prostitution in and of itself is not a pathology, or an addictive behaviour. Except in areas where prostitution is legal, societies answer to to prostitution is prison. Certain other conditions – such as substance abuse abuse and poverty – can lead to prostitution, but the treatment in those case concentrates on the root cause, not the results ( drug rehab, social service programs, etc…).    Read more...

NINR welcomes five new members to the National Advisory Council for Nursing …
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She is a member of the National Advisory Committee of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Minority Fellowship Program. Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Ph.D., R.N., is the associate vice president for health promotion, university …
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Lincoln County Celebrates “National Drug Court Month”
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Drug abuse treatment is beneficial to participants, taxpayers, and our community. County Commissioner Bill Hall said he is very proud to have been part of the effort that led to the creation of the Lincoln County Drug Court Program. “Not only has our …
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Treatment needed to keep Rx abuse from leading to heroin
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Carson City men jailed after getting into fight over marijuana deal gone bad
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A 25-year-old transient was arrested May 11, 11:20 a.m. after turning himself in on three misdemeanor warrants including failure to appear in court, violation of a suspended sentence (failure to report or check in for substance abuse evaluation) . Bail …
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Texas' Gray among 14 selected for College Football Hall of Fame
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… football: RB Jeremy Hill on Tuesday received more restrictive conditions for his probation in the wake of his recent arrest in a bar fight. He must stay out of bars, adhere to a 9 p.m.-6 a.m. curfew and get a substance abuse evaluation. Hill has …
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Trial begins for woman charged with armed robbery of Pop Shop
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Health Care Reform update May 13, 2013
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More information on the expected vote is available here. On May 9th Kaiser Health … On May 3rd the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that is investigating the increased prevalence of caffeine in food products. The FDA says that caffeine in …
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules Unanimously for PPL in Foreign Tax Case
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In the decision, the Supreme Court ruled that "the economic substance of the U.K. windfall tax is that of a U.S. income tax … therefore the tax is creditable. "We agree with PPL and conclude that the predominant character of the … More information …
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