Why the US Fails at Treating Addiction (Op-Ed)

Why the US Fails at Treating Addiction (Op-Ed)

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Janina Kean, a substance-abuse and addiction expert, is president and CEO of High Watch Recovery Center, the world's first 12-Step treatment center. Kean led the first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting to be held in China's Yunnan province, within the world …
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Heroin dealer sent back to prison

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She went to a CBCF, a form of prison which focuses on substance abuse treatment and education, after being released early from standard prison. About a year later, probation officers downgraded Reynolds from intensive supervision to basic. Leffler said …
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Xinhua Insight: Police seek breakthrough as HIV immunizes carriers from penalties

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Initially, he resisted treatment and tried to commit suicide. Three months on, nobody knows if the treatment will rid Liao of his addiction. But the festers on his arms and legs have disappeared, leaving only scars on his dark skin. Liao started taking …
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