WV Delegate Lane Pushes Drug Court Program Expansion

WV Delegate Lane pushes drug court program expansion

Filed under: drug addiction treatment act

"The goal here is to encourage treatment and prevent recidivism, that we expand and model the existing program, which is wildly successful, and expand the drug court program across the entire state," Lane told the committee. Lane said expanding the …
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CNN Washington AM Note

Filed under: drug addiction treatment act

About 20 percent of adults regardless of age have asked their doctors for a lower cost treatment, according to the study released today by the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Spending on drugs … Americans spent $ 45 billion …
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Recent Kansas editorials

Filed under: drug addiction treatment act

They could've satisfied those who fear state dollars are being used to feed drug addiction while simultaneously helping drug users become self-sustaining taxpayers. Instead, lawmakers again chose to expand state government with a punitive law – all to …
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