Recovering Alcoholic Needed Support, not Religion
To the Editor: As a recovering alcoholic for the past 19 years, I read with interest and some alarm, Mr. Campbell's position that successful recovery from alcohol or drug addiction can only begin when one accepts God, clergy and religion. Are you …
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A Forever Recovery's Latest Blog Focuses on Best Michigan Addiction …
… a moral reasoning approach to recovery that empowers each individual client to access the spiritual, cognitive, and fellowship support that they need, has published a new blog that focuses on the best Michigan addiction treatment for drugs and alcohol.
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Latest A Forever Recovery Blog Post Reveals Why Adolescent Drug Abuse is …
Addiction recovery professionals, elected officials, school administrators, community leaders, parents and everyone else who want to grasp why adolescent drug and alcohol abuse is rising — despite the so-called “war on drugs” that has been raging for …
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Question by Janet V: 3 year ban for drug addiction Juarez consulate – Proof of rehabilitation?
Where does it say “specifically” that an applicant must provide “proof of rehabilitation” once a 3 year ban for drug use is up? I would like to find this law and/or requirement.

Best answer:

Answer by bobby
ask your pb officer

Answer by Schmegicky
You can find it under INA 212 “Inadmissibility” Sections.

A drug user is inadmissible. When they take blood at the medical center they test for illicit drug use. 212(a)(1)(A)(iv) is the section.

I have even heard of it happening that they might give the chest x-ray (for tuberculosis) on one day and then send the alien back to give a blood test on the next day.

The immigration laws are written in such a way to place the burden of proof on the INDIVIDUAL, not the government. That is, if they find recreational drugs in someone’s system, then that person has the responsibility to prove to the consulate that they no longer use drugs. Merely, not being stupid enough the second time around not to use recreational drugs before a blood test may not be enough to convince the consular authorities that rehabilitation has occurred.

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Excellent Fred, pointing out also the Foreign Affairs Manual section. However, this section doesn’t include the word “rehabilitated”. It has been noted that some consular officers often ask for more than simple abstinence from recreational drugs during the review period.

Members of the recreational drug-taking public are simply concerned that these procedures are not simply invented on the fly by the consular officers.

Dollars to DS-230’s, our asker’s next question will be what is considered acceptable proof of rehabilitation. It would be helpful to know what a majority of consular officers consider to be adequate proof of rehabilitation. Does it depend on the drug and level of addiction?

I’ll vote for your answer if you would be so kind as to provide some further general insight.

Joe Jonas In Rehab? — The Truth Behind His Alleged Drug Addiction Revealed
Although Joe, 24, was reportedly spotted out with Mike Bayar — the CEO and manager of Santa Monica-based rehabilitation facility Cast Recovery — on Oct. 10, one day after the Jonas Bros' tour was reportedly canceled, a source close to Joe is laying …
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Addicts, Parents Explain Barriers To Rehabilitation
That was the focus of the Oct. 10 “Giving a Voice to Addiction” seminar hosted by Freeholder Kristine Gabor at the county Administration Building. Once again, there was a concerted call for an in-county rehabilitation facility for drug addicts. There …
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Long Road Ends with Degree, Satisfaction
While some might say, “That's nice,” Auld, 48, is becoming widely known throughout the community for his mentoring of youth at Middle Township Recreation Department, as well as his work at Cape Counseling. “I was mentoring … Auld said one of the …
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KP budget 2013-14: Expenditure of governor, CM houses halved
PESHAWAR, June 17: In the budget for financial year 2013-14, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Monday announced several austerity measures, including cutting the non-salary expenditure of the Governor and Chief Minister's Houses and their respective …
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June 17, 2013 Ann Arbor Council: Final
And of that, a significant part is attributable to the 15th District Court – including $ 112,000 in salary increases based on an interest in retaining employees, $ 203,000 due to a “catch up” payment to the law firm that provides indigent representation …
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