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Filed under: drug addiction treatment

Based on interviews with those people, The Hutchinson News estimates that the cost of drug-related crime – from investigation and arrest, to court, to probation, prison, parole and state-funded substance abuse treatment – comes to about $ 20 million a …
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LeBrun: Telegraph editorial missed the point of drug-testing bill

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The intent of this bill is to identify people in need of treatment for drug addiction. It also calls out the state Department of Health and Human Services for continuing to sweep the issue under the carpet, because as it states continually, there are …
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Treating Addiction Saves Money

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The League of Women Voters of Central New Mexico study of the issue of drug and alcohol policies over the past decade indicates that all addicted persons should have access to treatment. The limited methadone maintenance program at the Metropolitan …
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When Drugs And Sex Are A Single Addiction

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It is also clear that when a stimulant drug addict consistently fuses drugs with sex, the sexual fantasy/behavior can both reinforce the intensity and frequency of chronic or binge drug abuse and act as a significant contributor to post-treatment relapse.
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