Lawmakers Agree on $47 Million Boost for Child Welfare

Published April 23, 2014

Lawmakers Agree On Million Boost For Child Welfare
And Mark Fontaine, executive director of the Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Association, was happy about new funding for substance abuse and mental health treatment programs, which he and others have long argued are the main causes of child abuse and …
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San Francisco drug users bring harm reduction to the streets
For example, there are methadone clinics and substance abuse recovery programs. One of the programs … Used syringes can spread infectious diseases like HIV or Hepatitis C. New syringes eliminate that risk, so needle exchanges have drawn the support …
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Reduced marijuana penalties rejected by La. Senate panel
“This bill seeks to make marijuana more accessible and more acceptable,” said the Louisiana District Attorneys Association president, Charles Scott, of Caddo Parish. Scott said prosecutors look at individual … “By decriminalizing a drug, you are not …
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