US Says Drug Abuse Needs Treatment, Not Just Jail

US says drug abuse needs treatment, not just jail

Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment

By Kate Kelland | LONDON (Reuters) – The United States sees drug abuse as a public health problem as much as a crime issue and is seeking to learn from countries in Europe and elsewhere about how to treat addiction as a disease, Barack Obama's drugs …
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Conway substance abuse counselor arrested for DUI

Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment

There, she diagnoses substance abuse and recommends types of treatment. According to a news letter by the South Carolina Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, Collins was awarded the organization's Counselor of the Year Award in 2011.
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Thank You, Sen. Dockery

Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment

These numbers prove that substance-abuse treatment works. Apparently these numbers have gotten the attention of state Sen. Paula Dockery [R-Lakeland], who has always supported treatment over incarceration. Sen. Dockery is the real deal.
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