Posts Tagged ‘first lady’
A Timeline of the Rise and Fall of 'Tough on Crime' Drug Sentencing
A Timeline of the Rise and Fall of 'Tough on Crime' Drug Sentencing
October 27, 1986: Reagan signs into law the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986. Frontline writes that the law allocated funds to new prisons, drug education, and treatment. But its main result was to create mandatory minimum sentences. The harsh sentences on …
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Patients given anti-psychotic drugs
The HSCIC also said there appears to be an association between hands-on restraint and the administration of anti-psychotic medication – 40% (889) of the 2,220 given these drugs had experienced at least one instance of hands-on restraint compared to 21 …
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Mandatory minimum sentences target minorities – Since the 1980’s, the US has been fighting a long war on drugs. Former First Lady Nancy Reagan created the “Just Say No” campaign to discourage the youth fro…
CURL: Shelly O — the First Lady Comes in Last
CURL: Shelly O — The first lady comes in last
ANALYSIS/OPINION: First ladies, almost from the beginning, have taken up lofty causes when they move into the White House. Dolley Madison concerned herself with the plight of orphans. Ellen Wilson, shocked by the squalid streets of Washington, took up urban housing (and even got a bill through Congress, the first … Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Boomers' dark secret: Booze; What their caregivers don’t know or don't ask could end up hurting aging patients
By 2015, all baby boomers will be 50 or older. In an editorial, one expert writes that, unlike members of previous generations, many of these individuals have been using alcohol (and other drugs) for their entire adult lives. There are consequences. “Alcohol is a dirty drug, and it causes all kinds of long-term problems,” the author says. Alcohol contributes to increased risk for more than 65 … Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
Gov’t Stops Counting Drug Users – Daily Beast
Gov’t Stops Counting Drug Users – Daily Beast
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Gov't Stops Counting Drug Users
Daily Beast Pioneered by Eric Wish in the 1970s, The Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring survey (ADAM II)—cancelled as a result of budget cuts—went into what has become the virtual hub of America's drug war: prison. Originally known as Drug Use Forecasting (DUF), … |
Drug abuse forum scheduled in Lima today – Lima Ohio
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Drug abuse forum scheduled in Lima today
Lima Ohio LIMA — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine conducted a drug abuse community forum at Lima Community Church in Lima Monday to hear the community's concerns about drug abuse. The meeting gave community members an opportunity to discuss drug … Drug Abuse Community Forum |
Nurse’s license suspended for alleged drug abuse – The Providence Journal
Gov’t Stops Counting Drug Users – Daily Beast
Gov’t Stops Counting Drug Users – Daily Beast
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Gov't Stops Counting Drug Users
Daily Beast Pioneered by Eric Wish in the 1970s, The Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring survey (ADAM II)—cancelled as a result of budget cuts—went into what has become the virtual hub of America's drug war: prison. Originally known as Drug Use Forecasting (DUF), … |
HOPE laws to help fight drug addiction, crime, deaths – WSAU
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HOPE laws to help fight drug addiction, crime, deaths
WSAU (WSAU) — Several new laws were signed Monday designed to help people with opiate abuse and addition. Governor Scott Walker signed seven bills that were part of the Heroin Opiate Prevention and Education (H.O.P.E.) legislative package during stops in … Walker signs bills aimed at quicker response to heroin scourge New heroin laws lauded by Dodge County DA Walker signs package of anti-heroin bills |
Press Conference 01.06.2014 – Substance Abuse Treatment
Press Conference 01.06.2014 – Substance Abuse Treatment – Announcement regarding substance abuse treatment with Governor Steve Beshear, First Lady Jane Beshear, Attorney General Jack Conway and House Speaker Greg St…
Buy marijuana? Colorado pot taxes may go to substance abuse treatment …
DENVER – Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has announced a plan to start spending about $ 100 million in marijuana tax money, the first signal of how much Colorado is reaping from recreational pot sales and what it plans to do with the funds. The governor …
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Deprogramming China's Youth
Deprogramming China's Youth
Welcome to the Internet Addiction Treatment Center in Daxing, a suburb of Beijing, China. Established in 2004, its aim is to deprogram Chinese teenagers—mostly boys—who suffer from an “Internet addiction.” China was one of the first countries to …
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Addiction treatment center could emerge on Florence Road
The Rutherford County Commission will hold a public hearing to consider rezoning for an addiction treatment center at 5110 Florence Road during a meeting that starts at 6 p.m. March 13 in the second-floor courtroom of the County Courthouse on the …
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Betty Ford Center to Merge with Addiction Treatment Provider Hazelden
Her pioneering achievements of ensuring access to quality treatment will be expanded through the new Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation," said Susan Ford Bales, daughter of the former first lady who co-founded the addiction treatment center that bears her …
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