Antonia Fisher: 'Treatment' courts a milestone for judges

Antonia Fisher: 'Treatment' courts a milestone for judges

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Given that a very small proportion of the prison population receives alcohol or drug addiction treatment while in prison, offenders with drug or alcohol addiction are highly likely to fall into the "catch-release-catch again" cycle. These offenders …
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Antibiotics: friend or foe?

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… the drugs. Examples include the growing difficulty in treating serious and sometimes fatal bacterial infections, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile (C diff), both of which are on the rise. … Reactions …
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Detroit Marijuana Ballot Measure Spurs Enforcement Debate

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If you look at the amount of devastation that substance abuse has caused in the inner city, anything that makes it easier to access that, fundamentally I'm opposed to it." Detroit police had no immediate … Tate said that some parallels could be drawn …
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