Hole in California Law Allows Sex Offenders to Become Addiction Counselors

Hole in California law allows sex offenders to become addiction counselors

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Hoffman lost his counselor status only after three residents of the San Francisco rehab center where he worked told investigators in 2008 that Hoffman had plied them with drugs and alcohol and made aggressive sexual advances. Hoffman was fired, but was …
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Nearly Half of US Teens Consume Alcohol A Month Before Entering Treatment

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(Photo: REUTERS) A U.S. government report states that nearly half of pregnant teens at substance-abuse treatment consumed alcohol and drugs a month prior to entering the treatment and around 20 percent had intoxicants on a daily basis. A U.S …
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