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XenoPort to Present New Data for Novel Fumarate Analog XP23829 and HORIZANT at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American …
XenoPort, Inc. announced today that it will present data on its investigational and marketed therapies for neurological diseases at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in Philadelphia. Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Young Marijuana Smokers 'Face Increased Risk of Heart Attacks and Strokes'
Young marijuana users may face increased risk of heart attacks and other serious cardiovascular problems, according to a new study. Records from the French Addictovigilance Network, a system of national centres in France that collects information about drug abuse, revealed a clear link between cardiovascular complications and cannabis use. Researchers found 35 reports of patients who experienced … Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Drug company objects to new Massachusetts rules
BOSTON — A San Diego company that makes the new prescription painkiller Zohydro says it is disappointed with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick's decision to impose new restrictions on the drug after a federal judge said his attempt to ban it outright was unconstitutional. The new requirements, announced by Patrick on Tuesday, include the doctor's completion of a risk assessment and a "pain … Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Official: Massachusetts gave Zohydro maker airing
BOSTON — A spokeswoman for Gov. Deval Patrick says state officials have met several times with the San Diego drugmaker of the new painkiller Zohydro and still have concerns the medication could get into the hands of the wrong people and contribute to the surge in drug abuse in Massachusetts. The governor initially banned Zohydro last month but set new restrictions this week since a federal judge … Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results    Read more...

Can You Die From Only Taking Prescrption Drugs? – Jan C. Garavaglia, M.D., (aka “Dr. G”), chief medical examiner for the District Nine (Orange-Osceola) Medical Examiner’s Office in Florida answers questions …

Parents Urged To Be Vigilant in Battle Against Addiction
The pain and suffering addiction to heroin and other narcotics can cause a family was brought home Tuesday night when survivors of Gabriel Phillippe, a 15-year-old Center Moriches boy who died of a drug overdose four years ago to the day, took part in …
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Lindy Students Say No to Drugs and Yes to Life
Students of Lindenhurst Middle School explored the real dangers and personal destruction caused by drug abuse when they heard from police officer and Lindenhurst graduate Mike Zotto (Class of 1984) during a drug awareness program at their school.
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Proove Biosciences Will Sponsor National Drug Take-Back Day Coast-to-Coast
Proove Biosciences Will Be Participating and Sponsoring This Week’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day in Howard County, MD and Orange County, CA (PRWeb April 23, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/04/prweb11787660.htm Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

New Best Drug Rehabilitation Blog Post Looks at the Different Phases of Getting Drunk
Best Drug Rehabilitation, which offers treatment programs and believes that having family close by during a stay in rehab can make a big difference in whether or not the process is successful, is focusing on the different phases of getting drunk in its latest blog post. (PRWeb April 23, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Best-Drug-Rehabilitation/04/prweb11788333.htm Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Question by Jedi Gangster: What is the purpose of criminal sentencing?

Best answer:

Answer by doggenfreek
To punish the criminal for their crime?

Answer by Andreas
To punish a person for the crime they were convicted of committing. To remove their freedom to move about in society for some specified period of time.

150 years ago, there was a theory that criminals could be reformed in prison and returned to society as changed persons who would not voluntarily break the laws again. Most U.S. prisons required inmates to work to pay their keep. One prison warden in the East (an ordained minister), required all new inmates to spend time in solitary confinement when they arrived to reflect on the actions that got them there in the first place. They were not allowed to join the general prison population or engage in work until they understood what they had done wrong. The return rate for these prisoners was under 10%. This all ended with the rise of organized labor, who successfully stopped prison industries from unfairly competing with the free labor market in many areas of the country.    Read more...