DA Hynes Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From Lighthouse Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program – MANHATTAN BEACH, JUNE 5 – Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes was the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Lighthouse Alcoh…

Beyond the Hype: PrEP for People Who Inject Drugs

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Firstly, this study had an ethical obligation to compare the pharmaceutical intervention with needle and syringe programs — the recognized standard for HIV prevention among people who inject drugs. This standard was not … Thailand, for example …
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Grants for .5 million announced for victim services, drug and alcohol …

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He said the programs receiving the funding include victim services, drug and alcohol treatment, and rehabilitation programs for prisoners about to be released. Berks programs will receive two grants – one for $ 852,572 and a second, for $ 62,379 – to …
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How Saakashvili Failed In a War Against Drugs

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Many of the 8,000 people it released from prison in March under a broad amnesty were problem drug users, although Georgia still has one of the harshest drug policies in the region. A first-time offender … Under Georgian law, drug addiction is …
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