For Gay Men, a Fear That Feels Familiar
For Gay Men, a Fear That Feels Familiar
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Knowing that Dr. Daskalakis has entree where government apparatchiks do not, the city supplies him with free vaccine. A week ago, he … After the city conducted a vaccination drive at drug treatment centers and soup kitchens, there was a three-year lull.
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Last chances used up for three – Daily Journal
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The probation officer said Haywood being placed in the Community Supervision Center was a “last-ditch effort” to get him to change and stop using drugs. He had already been sentenced through a 120-day drug treatment program when the judge revoked his …
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Addicts turn to heroin as pain pills become scarce – NECN.com
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In 2012, Broward County — just a few years ago considered the center of the pill mill problem — addiction treatment centers saw an 87 percent spike in admissions among addicts using heroin as their drug of choice, jumping from 169 to 316, according …
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Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights (05/17/2013)
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Shift the focus of the federal drug budget from failed supply-side programs to cost-effective demand and harm reduction strategies. DPA cites the ample research which shows that reducing demand through substance-abuse treatment programming is more …
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