Lawyers: Ex-Concord Officer's Addiction Drove Him To Steal Drugs
The Clayton resident is charged with two counts of first-degree burglary, one count of second-degree burglary, one count of fraudulently obtaining prescription drugs and one count of elder abuse. Switzer turned himself in on the charges Friday at the …
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Addicts deserve compassion, not incarceration
The millions of people we mindlessly incarcerate for drug use are not taken to rehabilitation centers where they can appropriately recover; they are taken to jail, where the root of their addictions are overlooked and the conditions in which they are …
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Opiate addiction crosses all sectors, Mass. Senate panel is told
Ms. Flanagan, who chairs the Senate Special Committee on Drug Abuse and Treatment Options, has heard recurring themes: Prescription painkillers such as Vicodin and Percocet are prescribed too freely after minor procedures such as wisdom teeth …
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