Updating Colorado's Civil Commitment Laws Is an Important, and Long Overdue, Step

Updating Colorado's civil commitment laws is an important, and long overdue, step

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In the 1970s, following a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that essentially decriminalized alcoholism and drug addiction, Colorado created two additional civil commitment procedures for the involuntary treatment of those disorders. As with mental …
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A-Rod bolts grievance hearing; lawsuit looms

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Horowitz was in the midst of the 11th day of hearings on the grievance filed by the players' association to overturn the penalty given to the three-time AL MVP by Major League Baseball in August for alleged violations of the sport's drug agreement and …
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford stripped of power; implies other city councilors are on …

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He again denied he had a serious problem with alcohol, though he said he was getting help from "health care professionals on a number of issues" and promised the public would see a difference in him in five months. "Do I excessively drink once in a …
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