The Road to Recovery
The Road to Recovery
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In keeping with a state-wide trend of establishing specialty courts, Rockdale's Adult Drug Court is aiming to keep offenders with drug abuse and addiction problems out of prison by providing structure and support to lead to rehabilitation. Since …
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Heroin a killer that crosses all lines
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With an estimate of roughly 40,000 instances of heroin use by those age 12 and older in the past year, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ranks Pennsylvania as having the third highest heroin use in the nation behind …
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Matters of Record for March 11, 2013
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Dareck R. Holmberg, 42, 1316 N. 14th Ave., Superior, felony domestic assault, fined $ 50 and 24 months in prison; obstructing legal process, $ 50 fine and one year of local confinement — concurrent to first count; possession of a controlled substance …
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All You Need to Know about Hair Follicle Drug Testing – Voice Article – All You Need to Know about Hair Follicle Drug Testing Hair sample drug testing is a great way to detect whether or not a person has used drugs in the past 90 days. Whether in an office format or in the home, hair drug testing serves the purpose of answering questions about an individual’s drug use history. How Does Hair Follicle Drug Testing Work? Hair drug testing is actually quite simple and merely requires a sample of hair in order to be completed. Parents who are worried about their teen’s use of drugs can collect a strand of hair from their pillow. Employers can request a sample from their employees. Once a hair sample has been collected, it is sealed in an envelope and sent to a participating laboratory for completion. Hair testing is fast and more accurate than other drug test forms. For instance, hair sample drug testing can detect drug use for up to 90 days after use. The detection window is much larger in hair drug testing (compare it to few days for urine and saliva based drug testing) because trace amounts of drug chemicals become trapped inside each hair. A simple lab test can detect these trace chemicals making for either a positive or negative test result. Once the results are recorded, you are sent notification of the results. Some companies even provide a phone service where you call in, enter an account number and retrieve the results in that way. What Kinds of Drugs Can Hair Drug Testing Detect? Hair sample drug testing can detect all of the major types …
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