Smart Justice Legislation: A Better Approach for Florida

Smart Justice legislation: A better approach for Florida

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Most of them have substance abuse or mental health problems, or both. They're not hard-core criminals … The union representing state correctional officers — the Teamsters — says its members can perform the same treatment work with the same success …
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Are you an addict?

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As Clinical Director of The Dunes, an upscale holistic residential treatment center in East Hampton, N.Y. and as a Clinical Professor specializing in the treatment of addiction at Stony Brook University, I've certainly seen my share of addiction …
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Elvanse® (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) Receives UK Marketing Authorisation

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Basingstoke UK – February 12th, 2013 – Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG) todayannounced that its single-daily dose long-acting prodrug stimulant, Elvanse, has beenauthorised by the MHRA for the treatment of ADHD in children aged 6 years and over …
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Mother: 'Poor man's drug' carries a high price

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Still, Boggs said that for two years she spent much of her time ''dragging'' him out of drug houses, seeking treatment for him, praying and trying to help him get better. She said that dealing with the stress of of her son's addiction was compounded …
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