Abuse of Authority or Addiction?

Abuse of Authority or Addiction?

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Experts in the substance abuse treatment field share insight on what may have led decorated Hatboro police officer John Becker to be arrested for thefts and misuse of drug informants. By Theresa Katalinas The painkiller OxyContin was prescribed to …
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'Teen Mom' Amber Portwood Asks Judge to Send Her to Prison

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Portwood later pleaded guilty and agreed to rehab and probation in lieu of jail time. Then in December 2011, six months after a reported suicide attempt, she was arrested again for drug possession, and spent two months in jail.
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Bayer Submits New Drug Application for Regorafenib for the Treatment of

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WAYNE, NJ, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Bayer HealthCare announced today that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval for the oral multi-kinase inhibitor regorafenib for the …
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There's A Duel Within The War On Poverty In Rockford
ROCKFORD — Rockford’s social service agencies and city leaders are at war over a relatively small case management contract with big implications for how care is provided to the city’s poorest residents. … Read News

Report: More Support Needed For Kinship Caregivers
As more of America's children are raised by relatives other than their parents, state and local governments need to do better in helping these families cope with an array of financial and emotional ch … Read News

N.J.A.C. Title 8, Chapter 42
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POLICE SEXUAL ABUSE OF TEENAGE GIRLS
POLICE SEXUAL ABUSE OF TEENAGE GIRLS: A 2003 Update on “Driving While Female” UNO reports is police officers using their law enforcement authority to take advantage of vulnerable due to drug addiction, with arrests if they didn’t cooperate. … Read More

Lighthouse Haven Helps Homeless
STEUBENVILLE – Homeless families in the county may have a place to call home with a new shelter being planned by the Jefferson Behavioral Health System. The $1. … Read News

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