Empty Rehabilitation Centre Breaks Toowoomba Hearts
Empty Rehabilitation Centre breaks Toowoomba hearts
KATHY McLEISH: The Sunrise Way rehabilitation centre is ready to go with the Salvation Army set to deliver its alcohol and drug program to 26 people at a time. STAN GITTINS. SALVATION ARMY CRISIS CENTRE, TOOWOOMBA: A rehabilitation program, … Read more on ABC Online… Continue reading
Narconon Fresh Start Leading the Way in Drug Education and Prevention
Narconon Fresh Start Leading the Way in Drug Education and Prevention
Having reached over 600,000 students to date, their drug educators and The Fresh Start Outreach Center are leading the way in arming today's youth with the knowledge they need to win the battle against addiction and stay drug free.… Continue reading
Editorial: How to Save Money While Lowering Crime
Editorial: How to save money while lowering crime
Advocates of drug and alcohol treatment programs, drug courts, vocational programs and parole policies that try to avoid sending parolees back to prison for committing minor infractions are sometimes smeared as being soft on crime, but these programs … Read more on… Continue reading
Heroin's Toll on 'All the No-Names,' and Beyond
Heroin's toll on 'all the no-names,' and beyond
Phil Drewiske, 23, who embraced recovery in prison after five overdoses and a dozen failed treatment programs, said he bore some responsibility for introducing heroin to the town. The son of local insurance agents, he started abusing painkillers stolen … Read more… Continue reading
Leadership Class Gets Schooled in Public Safety, Justice System
Leadership class gets schooled in public safety, justice system
Participants in this year's Leadership Athens County program learned about the work that law enforcement, addiction treatment programs and local government employees do to keep residents safe and tackle the county's drug epidemic on Thursday. Read more on The Athens Messenger… Continue reading
Northern New England Tackles Growing Drug Problem
Northern New England tackles growing drug problem
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — In the rural towns and cities of northern New England, a rising drug-abuse problem is overwhelming law enforcement, affecting hundreds of infants each year and sparking calls to action by state leaders who say enough is enough. … Continue reading