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Bangor Area Law Enforcement Leaders Tell Business Group Drug Abuse Is Driving … – Bangor Daily News
Bangor area law enforcement leaders tell business group drug abuse is driving … – Bangor Daily News
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Bangor area law enforcement leaders tell business group drug abuse is driving …
Bangor Daily News BANGOR, Maine — Police Chief Mark Hathaway told Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce members that he knows many of the people committing crimes in the city are using and abusing drugs, but he wanted data to back up his theory. Three months ago … |
Faces of Meth: Shocking police mugshots show devastating effects of drug abuse – Mirror.co.uk
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Faces of Meth: Shocking police mugshots show devastating effects of drug abuse
Mirror.co.uk Files were placed in chronological order of offending over a number of years and show the physical deterioration that can be caused by drug use. Meth addicts are covered in spots, sores and scratches caused by clawing at their faces while hallucinating … Shocking images show the horrific effects of drug abuse Shocking video shows the devastating physical toll drugs take In pictures: 'More than Meth'- the shocking physical effects of drug abuse |
This Maine Woman Used Her Alcohol Addiction to Help Others. Now, We Need a …
This Maine woman used her alcohol addiction to help others. Now, we need a …
The Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services estimates about 71,660 Maine adults were in need of treatment for their alcohol or drug addiction in 2010. Yet only 21 percent — 14,996 people — got that treatment. What will the state do about …
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State officials see need for more addiction rehab
BOSTON — Leaders across the branches of state government are in broad agreement that the state needs to increase access to mental health and substance abuse treatment, with many saying there is a deficit of services and a lack of insurance coverage to …
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LePage’s Plan to Get Tough on Drug Abuse Needs to Be More Than a Campaign … – Bangor Daily News (Blog)
LePage’s plan to get tough on drug abuse needs to be more than a campaign … – Bangor Daily News (blog)
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LePage's plan to get tough on drug abuse needs to be more than a campaign …
Bangor Daily News (blog) One can only hope that Gov. Paul LePage's announcement this week about his plan to get tough on drugs is authentic and not a campaign speech, because truthfully it sounded like one. At a time when state agencies and state-funded programs are struggling … |
Medina man charged with drug abuse after being caught using heroin in office … – The Plain Dealer
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Medina man charged with drug abuse after being caught using heroin in office …
The Plain Dealer Drug Offense, Rockside Road: A Medina man, 32, was charged with drug abuse, possession of drug paraphernalia and drug abuse instruments Feb. 28. He was found using heroin in a bathroom stall by a co-worker. Drunken Driving, Rockside Road: A … |
LePage Wants to Add 22 State Jobs to Fight Drug Trafficking
LePage wants to add 22 state jobs to fight drug trafficking
Bennett pointed to DHHS' ongoing efforts to address the problem, including the formation in 2012 of a task force that now includes more than 70 health care professionals, substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery providers, DHHS staff and others.
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Our View: New opiate will add fuel to the fire
One need only look to the rate of drug abuse and recent overdoses to know that medicinal opiates pose a real threat to the well-being of any community. The FDA's own advisory committee apparently recognized the dangers before it overwhelmingly …
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Bill could add up to 10 years to prison sentence for drug dealers
Claire Cronin, D-Easton, filed legislation on Monday that could add 10 years onto the prison sentence for people convicted of selling drugs within 300 feet of substance abuse and addiction treatment centers. "Realistically, I don't want drug dealers in …
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LePage Wants to Add 22 State Jobs to Fight Drug Trafficking – Bangor Daily News
LePage wants to add 22 state jobs to fight drug trafficking – Bangor Daily News
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LePage wants to add 22 state jobs to fight drug trafficking
Bangor Daily News He said he intended to focus equally on the addiction side of the drug equation but did not offer any details, saying only he would be working with Maine's Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew to establish what more needs … Gov. LePage pushes plan to fight Maine's drug problem Maine governor promotes drug enforcement proposal Governor wants more law enforcement to fight "drug epidemic" |
Drug Rehab and Alcoholism Treatment Orange County CA at Sober Living by the Sea
Drug Rehab and Alcoholism Treatment Orange County CA at Sober Living by the Sea – Drug Rehab and Alcoholism Treatment Orange County CA at Sober Living by the Sea Group Therapy for drug and alcohol counseling can be found at . 449 Recovery,…
Rethinking Rehab During a New Era of Opiate Addiction
For example, a 2010 study of opiate addiction found a relapse rate of 91 percent, 59 percent in the first week out of residential addiction treatment. The recent drug overdose of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who reportedly had been sober for many …
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'Not in my backyard' attitude doesn't work with drug addiction
The cost to treat one Maine heroin addict in an outpatient, medication-based treatment center with frequent random drug testing is approximately $ 3,000 per year, while incarceration costs more than $ 50,000 per year. Even if one wants to ignore the …
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