A Growing Number of Americans: Drug Abuse Is a Health Issue, Not a Crime

A Growing Number of Americans: Drug Abuse Is a Health Issue, Not a Crime

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But back to this idea of preferring treatment for those who struggle with drug abuse as opposed to punishment. By reframing the issue as a health problem, Americans appear to finally be moving in the direction many other countries have been for quite …
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Opinion: Drug treatment in NJ breaks the cycle of crime, prison time

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On the one hand, it's great that so many of our leaders are interested in substance abuse treatment for inmates released from prison. On the other hand, it's at least as important to provide treatment to prisoners released from jail — and to addicts …
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Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Pays .25 Million In Healthcare Fraud …

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The Department of Justice announced last week that CRC Health Group, a nationwide provider of substance abuse and mental health treatment services, has agreed to pay $ 9.25 million to the United States government and the State of Tennessee to settle …
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Haslam receives petition asking for veto of bill criminalizing prenatal drug use

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The state Department of Health began requiring hospitals to report babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome a year ago. The Safe Harbor Act took effect last year to give pregnant women priority access to addiction treatment and to protect their …
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