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'Not equal before the law': Why regional drug addicts are often sent to jail, not rehab

A retired judge has backed calls for more drug rehabilitation centres in the bush, warning addicts in regional areas are too often thrown behind bars. John Nicholson SC served as a New South Wales Dis... read more

Addiction series: A doctor with an addiction

While Greer's position as a doctor certainly placed her in a unique position, prescription drug addiction often ... patient rehab program for medical professionals in Oklahoma. "It was pretty clear I ... read more

Teens claim they were used as fake rehab clients

(CNN ... not abuse drugs. But when she was a teenager in foster care, several times a month, she would board a van at her group home and go to rehab. Byers couldn't figure out why she had to take drug ... read more

Catholics and America’s Changing Face of Drug Addiction

A recent spike in drug-overdose deaths among young whites has highlighted how the social scope of addiction ... families who often struggle alone, too filled with shame to ask for help. “The clientele ... read more

Beaver Dam man files $5 million claim against ICE

Schmidt told Amachree a background check needed to be conducted before he would be allowed further visits to the jail. Amachree said he assumed when he met with Schmidt in late February, it would be t... read more

Treatment no longer behind bars

Section 35 of Massachusetts General Law ... sent to prison without having committed a crime. Because addiction is a disease, Spilka said, it didn’t make sense to her that part of the way the state was ... read more

Law enforcement grapples with public health approach to opioid abuse

That is not the scenario ... to deal with addiction as a public health crisis instead of a law enforcement one, the state’s treatment systems are so overwhelmed that families often feel most relaxed w... read more

Opioids in Yakima: Medication-based treatment gains traction

Tyler Douglas first went into rehab for drug addiction at age ... all these chances to do it before,” he said. Among myriad treatment programs and equal opportunities to sink back into addiction, Doug... read more

Jail director says some inquest recommendations aren't realistic

If jail staff had to open and close each door at night during their half-hour checks, “I think I’d have a riot on my hands,” Fox said on a tour of the lockup last week. The harsh clang is one reason w... read more

Police link meth to 41 percent of Napa County crime

“Meth use and abuse is not ... a new jail, but it could be filled with inmates addicted to methamphetamine, he said. He supported that effort along with improving treatment options and law enforcement ... read more

Dozens arrested in regional heroin bust, with a twist

In Virginia, more people die of heroin overdoses than in car crashes – an epidemic area law enforcement and mental health officials want to change. In Northern Virginia, an effort at change resulted i... read more