Chief Justice Touts 20 Years of Drug Courts

Chief Justice Touts 20 Years of Drug Courts

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The state's first drug court began 20 years ago in Jackson County to divert nonviolent, substance-abuse offenders to judicially supervised treatment programs instead of prisons. The state now has treatment court divisions in all but two of its 45 …
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Whitney Houston's Mother, Cissy Houston, On Singer's Drug Use, Lesbian Rumors

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Houston has checked into a drug rehabilitation clinic, her publicist said 16 March 2004, providing a new twist in her long battle with drug addiction. Houston, 40, has 'chosen to enter a facility for rehabilitation,' her publicist said in a terse …
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How Effective Are Tactics Used on TV Shows to Treat Troubled Teens?

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Most of the adolescents who appear on the show have drug problems and some have mental illnesses like depression, but are not given treatment proven to work for these conditions. Instead, Teen Trouble relies on inducing fear through confrontation, …
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Talking to students about prescription drug abuse in Lincoln Co.

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Talking to students about prescription drug abuse in Lincoln Co. – WOWK 13 Charleston, Huntington WV News, … One doctor in our area offers a new treatment for depression…and it doesn't involve any pills. 13 News' Courtney Khondabi has the story.
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