Watertown man sentenced to four years in prison for heroin possession

Watertown man sentenced to four years in prison for heroin possession

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Judge Kim H. Martusewicz mandated that he serve his new sentence in the state prison system's shock incarceration program, in which he would spend six months in a military-style substance abuse treatment program and serve the balance of his sentence …
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New center in Buffalo will train doctors on treating addiction

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The new National Center for Physician Training in Addiction Medicine will be directed by Dr. Richard D. Blondell, a professor of family medicine at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. “The way we treat addiction today …
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Yowell execution set for Wednesday, but appeals, execution drug issues pending

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The two-week trial had several unusual turns as prosecutors depicted Yowell as an evil person, while his defense attorney, Jack Stoffregen, tried to press an insanity defense based on Yowell's history of drug abuse and treatment for mental disorders …
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