Save the North Carolina Drug Court Program

Save the North Carolina Drug Court Program – The state of North Carolina is currently in the process of determining the budget for fiscal year 2011-12 and the Drug Treatment Court program is likely to lose substantial funding and potentially be cut entirely. This program has saved many lives and saved the state of North Carolina significant funds by keeping non-violent offenders out of jails and putting them into a structured treatment program. Please show your support for this important program and help keep the Drug Treatment Court program funded.

US cost warning over drugs to treat "normal" ageing

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

Among these insured individuals, the use of drugs to treat the physical impact associated with normal ageing was up 18.5% from 2006 to 2011, and costs increased nearly 46%, says the research, which has been presented at the annual meeting of the …
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Global drug survey to rank Australian use

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

Research released today shows drug and alcohol treatments have increased in Australia over the past year, with alcohol the drug most likely to get people into trouble. Almost half the drug treatment episodes in 2010 to 2011 were for alcohol problems, …
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