CA lawmaker pushes services for mentally ill to reduce prison and jail crowding
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… alcohol-and-drug treatment, and housing. For people coming out of state prison, Steinberg wants to expand a program at California's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation that contracts with social workers to arrange treatment and housing …
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Calif. Drug Bill Moves Forward – KMJ
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The California Senate has approved SB-649 — a bill that would make simple possession of cocaine, heroin, and other hard drugs a misdemeanor, as opposed to a felony. drugs.JPG. The bill is being touted as a money saver, with Senator Mark Leno …
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Huntington Memorial Hospital Receives Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement …
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A thrombolytic, or clot-busting agent, tPA is the only drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the urgent treatment of ischemic stroke. If given intravenously in the first three hours after the start of stroke symptoms, tPA has been …
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