Drug Court Program to Curb Jail Overcrowding
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The drug program not only keeps people out of jail but it has since it's beginning effectively kept people from returning to jail. Nethery says more than 70% of people who go to jail return, where as less than 15% of people who go through a treatment …
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Defeated by drugs, Ashland man takes his own life
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Tormented by a prescription-drug addiction he couldn't escape despite treatment, Michael Donta took a final, drastic step — hanging himself in a motel room, leaving behind a baby son and pregnant girlfriend. “He wanted to get off of (the pills) so bad …
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Drug Approved To Treat Rare Forms Of Leukemia
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A new drug used to treat patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and Philadelphia chromosome positive acute leukemia (Ph+ ALL) has just received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The drug, Iclusig (ponatinib), was expected to be …
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Growing number are struggling to deal with drug addictions and homelessness
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The agency also operates a van, staffed by trained emergency medical technicians, that travels around Portland taking inebriated people to a “sobering program,” where they sober up and learn about treatment options. “We offer the full-meal deal for …
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