Turning a Disease Into a Sideshow
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I was in Washington to speak at a conference about giving addicts rehab as opposed to jail time. The site asked me about the “Glee” star Cory Monteith's tragic death. I said it was “terribly, terribly, terribly sad,” but that if it was drug related, it …
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Will the Great US Penal Reform Tip the Balance for Addicts?
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Such alternative programs would ideally feature addiction treatment, as 60 percent of the nation's inmate population has substance abuse problems, according to a California Mental Health Planning Council study of re-alignment. Those numbers likely …
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