The New Jersey Priest Who Faced Down the Federal Government — and Won

The New Jersey priest who faced down the federal government — and won

Filed under: drug addiction treatment act

The acts might have resulted in harassment — or worse, arrest and imprisonment — for the families Leonard cared about. During a decade spent teaching and helping the needy in some of China's most … Deiner, 83, of New Brunswick, called Leonard a …
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Deadline on prison overcrowding must be extended

Filed under: drug addiction treatment act

31 deadline to invest in mental health and substance-abuse treatment to reduce recidivism. The current 65 percent recidivism rate is the unacceptable reality that perpetuates prison overcrowding. Our compromise in September, reflected in my bill, SB105 …
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ADHD on the Rise: Real, or Just Really Good Business?

Filed under: drug addiction treatment act

This line of thinking changed in the early 1900s when the symptoms commonly associated with ADHD, such as distractibility and restlessness, were connected to another known disease – encephalitis. In 1937, Dr. Charles Bradley introduced the use of a …
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Mangano Advances Initiatives To Address Prescription Drug Abuse – Following a nearly year-long study on the impact of prescription drug abuse in Nassau, County Executive Edward P. Mangano today accepted the Nassau County Pr…