Pills, heroin change drug war in Henderson County
Anna went through three detox and four rehabilitation programs, including a stint at one of the top rehab centers in the nation costing about $ 50,000 a month, before drugs finally claimed her life. Huneycutt said her daughter's addiction to opiates …
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From the State That Legalized Weed, Comes the World's Strongest Drug Test
Instead, he changed course and focused on toxicology screening (drug testing), a much larger market, which happens in every pediatric and adult pain clinic, methadone clinic and addiction center. Not to mention at thousands of employment-related drug …
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Counsellors tell legal high users to smoke real thing
Most people seeking help had used cannabis but switched to synthetics most probably because they were legal and could not be detected in work-place drug tests. BOP Addiction Services and Te Puna Hauora did not respond to Bay of Plenty Times …
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Is harm reduction the best way to fight addiction?
The Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney says selling "drug paraphernalia" doesn't fit with the Conservative's approach to fighting addiction. We'll hear from two people involved in drug counselling and addiction reduction policy, with two very …
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Corrie star Johnny Briggs' drug addict daughter AND granddaughter both jailed …
The drug-dependent daughter of Coronation Street star Johnny Briggs has been jailed and his heroin addict granddaughter remanded in custody after both admitted shoplifting. Karen Briggs and her daughter Emma Beach – who are both drug addicts and have …
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A source said: 'Imagine an officer causes an accident, test would come back …
French police have confiscated and stored such a large quantity of cannabis that the smell is causing officers to fail drug tests. There is … The smell prompted a meeting between officials last week, but so far they have not found a way to eradicate …
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Question by that 1 chick: What happens at a drug abuse (rehab) class?
Had a random drug test at work today. I may or may not pass. I’ve been there over a year and I know the bosses like me too much to fire me. I talked to a friend that works there and she said its happened before. They didn’t get fired but they made this person do “rehab” (aka drug abuse class)
I was wondering, what the heck do you do in there? Is it like school? How long will it last? How often am I gonna get drug tested?
If you’ve ever experienced that, let me know what goes down. Greatly appreciated.

Best answer:

Answer by Marcia
“The program” varies far too much to for us to give you too much insight. You can expect random drug tests for 1 to 10 years however; again depending upon how serious your company is, their insurance companies are, your state’s injury compensation program is, what you tested positive for and how much, how your company’s customers react to positive tests, and how/which/what contracts your company is carrying for their product.

The function of a re-hab program is not to send you to time out or punish you for having used drugs/alcohol. Rather, it is to encourage you to stop using the substance of choice, encourage you to not take up a different substance, and to be able to provide some sort of success statistics. It may or may not include random or routine drug testing for the duration of the program. It may or may not include classroom time, group or individual therapy sessions, or the requirement to attend additional sessions like NA or AA. It may or may not include personal introspection exercises, tools and exercises for future abstinence purposes, and more. Again, the goal is for graduates to no longer use for the rest of their lives after graduation.

It is good that your company does value its employees to give them a chance. Do realize that this is often done on a case by case basis and that the attitudes of the company, an individual boss, or the top tier can change on a whim. Also, that the company probably has a lot of external pressures including considering the cost of rehab for an employee versus the cost of obtaining and training a new hire. Good luck.

Bill would add millions for substance abuse programs
“I think all of us have had issues with someone struggling with alcohol abuse or substance abuse,” he said. “So I wanted to see if we couldn't give more money (for substance abuse treatment and prevention programs) without dipping into another account.”
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Liquor tax proposed by City Council to fund substance abuse recovery programs
“The neighborhoods in the City of Boston are experiencing the adverse effects of substance abuse and addictions which lead to an increase in crime; and, substance abuse prevention and treatment programs are important services that provide assistance to …
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Question by Pablo: Is Cindy McCain shady?
Why is it such a big deal that she doesn’t disclose her income. John McCain has already stated that he gives the majority of his income to her. Is he basically hiding his Income behind his wife? Do you find this as shady dealings or questionable actions by a presidential nominee ?
Im not taking sides. all the other canidates have disclosed their joint filings Why all the secrecy?
Is it wierd that a married couple would be filing seperately ?

Best answer:

Answer by negaduck
i dont care about her income. couldnt care less. if this is enough to sway your vote between two such different candidates (obama and mccain) then you must not care much about politics.

Answer by buzz
She knows they aren’t going to win. Why expose herself?

Coal City cops offer testing kits to combat drug use
A growing heroin problem within Grundy County has resulted in one police department distributing drug testing kits to concerned parents. …. You're entitled to view 5 articles for free every 30 days, and you currently have (%remaining%) remaining …
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Duluth's drug problem endures
Duluth's drug problem didn't end when its downtown head shop, Last Place on Earth, closed, say health experts involved in a study on the impact of synthetic drugs. “These are people who have substance abuse problems, and they use what's available …
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Guest column: Swiss model helps curb heroin addiction
It's sad that society rises to a level of sympathy and understanding only when death by drug addiction strikes the rich and famous. When poor Willie Smith is found behind the convenience store Dumpster at 5 a.m., lying dead with a needle in his arm, it …
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Question by Obama Joker: Should welfare recipients be drug tested?
Why/why not?

Best answer:

Answer by >yummy<
No.

Because although bush really, really tried, we don’t live in a Fascist State.

Geez – WHEN will Righties stop trying to have the government in every aspect of our lives?

Answer by CS
Shouldn’t they not receive welfare period?

With drug crackdown, LePage favoring enforcement over treatment
During his three years as governor, LePage has proposed or made significant cuts in the funding that supports drug intervention and treatment programs, especially for opiate addiction treatment under MaineCare, the state's Medicaid program. In the …
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Drug treatment program unveiled in Rutland, may catch on here
BENNINGTON — The local state's attorney said she hopes to have a rapid drug addiction intervention program like one Gov. Peter Shumlin announced Monday in Rutland up and running in Bennington County this spring. Shumlin told the Banner that the …
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