Sunday Dialogue: How We Punish Crime
Sunday Dialogue: How We Punish Crime
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A few states are now realizing that they can cut prison sentences (and thus, costs) without sacrificing public safety. Reforms include … With continued reform, an American prison system that shocked Dickens in 1842 for its cruelty could finally begin …
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Litte Falls mother, daughter voice concern over drug abuse
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Lynn is a former addict who has moved away and is now a college student. She's been clean for about a year. She says she … When is the help going to come?" asked Cindy. The Morrison County Administrator and the Little Falls Community Schools …
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Carroll offers help for drug, alcohol addictions
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Larry Townsend, a licensed counselor with the Alcohol and Addiction Program, at 100 Canton Road NW, said there is help available for anyone facing an alcohol- or drug- addiction dependency problem. “When I first came here in September of 2010, people …
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In US, an Epidemic of Prescription Drug Abuse – This is the VOA Special English Health Report from voaspecialenglish.com | http Officials in the United States say deadly abuse of painkillers and other prescription drugs has reached epidemic levels. More than thirty-six thousand people died from drug overdoses in two thousand eight, the latest year available. That was almost as many as from road crashes. More than half of the overdoses involved drugs that need a doctor’s approval. And three-fourths of those deaths involved what are called opioid pain relievers. These include drugs like methadone; morphine; hydrocodone, also known as Vicodin; and oxycodone, or OxyContin. Death rates from prescription drugs were highest among people forty-five to fifty-four years old.A recent government report said painkiller deaths more than tripled in the past decade. They now top the number of heroin and cocaine deaths combined. The Obama administration released a plan last year to try to deal with the problem. Some abusers seek help at places like the Malibu Beach Recovery Center near Los Angeles. They learn yoga and other ways to deal with anxiety, stress and pain. Joan Borsten heads the center. She says stopping is difficult because “in the case of pain pills, the body has stopped producing its natural defenses to pain,” and users have to have more and more. Around the country, special drug courts work with addicts to get them counseling and treatment. Mary Ann Gunn is a retired drug-court judge. She now appears on “Last Shot With …
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