Govt urged to focus more on preventing drug abuse
The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) recommended that the Indonesian government should invest more in preventing drug abuse and establishing a rehabilitation center rather than prosecuting drug addicts. The 2013 annual report published by …
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INCB Preaches Prevention and Treatment to Tackle Drugs in Latest Report
Indonesian officials have begun a push for greater access to rehabilitation programs in recent years, but efforts to address the problem with treatment centers instead of prison terms has yet to effect widespread change. The nation has some of the …
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Question by : Why is it so common for folks to want to talk about illegal drug use at workplaces?
A lot of people want to discuss how they don’t partake, or how some horrible family member who is an embarrassment to them is so “addicted” and to strangers at that. Do people not realize A. Not appropriate for the workplace B. Nobody cares C. Nobody cares. Just curious if anyone else has experienced the workplace acting and comedy routines that are common in the Midwest.

Best answer:

Answer by coolette22
To make them feel better about their own alcoholism.

Answer by button up
The government passed legislation requiring employers to drug test employees about twenty years ago. Employers were required to assume the responsibility of rehabilitation or termination. Discussions about drugs at the work place became much more common.

Drug use in the US is a serious problem.

People talking among themselves must have a common interest. Those most uncomfortable with the conversations are probably users of drugs or sympathetic with legalization of drugs in the US. They should find other employees to converse with.

Narcotics agency pledges to improve rehabilitation efforts
The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) said Thursday it aimed to improve rehabilitation efforts for some 4 million drug users in Indonesia, mainly by exempting them from imprisonment. BNN chairman Anang Iskandar said in a discussion in Kuta that the …
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Drug addicts demand 'more dignified life'
A group of drug addicts marched through Oslo again this week and were invited inside the Parliament to make their demands for what they called “more humane” drug policies, including heroin-assisted rehabilitation. Some said they couldn't physically …
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More rehab centers needed to curb drug abuse
National Narcotics Agency (BNN) chief Insp. Gen. Anang Iskandar said that the country lacked drug rehabilitation centers and that the government needed to do more to handle the drug problem, especially now that the number of drug users is an estimated …
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Sh6 million drug rehab centre for Moi Eldoret hospital
THE National Campaign against Drug Abuse in Kenya in collaboration with Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital Eldoret yesterday unveilled a Sh6.5 million worth rehabilitation centre. The hospital's director John Kibosia said the move is aimed at stepping …
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John Pinette enters rehab for prescription drug addiction
The U.S. stand-up comedian, 49, underwent unspecified surgery earlier this year and became dependent on the drugs he was taking, the celebrity news website said. Where he is undergoing treatment and how long he is expected to stay in the facility were …
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More rehab centers needed to curb drug abuse
National Narcotics Agency (BNN) chief Insp. Gen. Anang Iskandar said that the country lacked drug rehabilitation centers and that the government needed to do more to handle the drug problem, especially now that the number of drug users is an estimated …
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John Pinette enters rehab for prescription drug addiction
The U.S. stand-up comedian, 49, underwent unspecified surgery earlier this year and became dependent on the drugs he was taking, the celebrity news website said. Where he is undergoing treatment and how long he is expected to stay in the facility were …
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South Florida Drug and Alcohol Rehab, Into Action Treatment Hosts Alumni …
Into Action Treatment is a small 24 bed coed Florida drug rehab treatment center located in Boynton Beach. Into Action is a very unique center, which focuses on long term recovery for addicts and alcoholics. Most treatment centers in the industry are …
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Drug addicts belong in rehab centers: SBY
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono expects authorities to put drug abusers in rehabilitation centers instead of sending them to prison. Yudhoyono said that most of young people who used drugs are victims of circumstances and should be treated as such.
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Rehab centers face obstacles
Jie, the Chinese character that means quit or stop, was printed large in bold black on the back of their white T-shirts, serving as a reminder the Shanghai Huashi Drug Recovery Hospital is no ordinary medical center. Huashi is the only private drug …
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Bali urged to set up drug rehabilitation
BNN Bali head, I Gusti Ketut Budiarta, expected the planned 2.5 hectare rehabilitation center, previously designated as part of Bangli Mental Health Hospital in Bangli regency, would enable people with drug addictions to receive proper medical treatment.
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'Ferocious' addiction: Judge considers rehab for suspect in courthouse drug …
EAST ST. LOUIS — U.S. Magistrate Donald Wilkerson decided Thursday that he would take some time to decide whether to release St. Clair County courthouse drug scandal suspect Sean McGilvery to an inpatient drug rehabilitation facility. Wilkerson said …
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Drug addicts should be treated, not imprisoned
Kadek Adi Mantara, director of Bali Health Foundation (Yakeba), told Bali Daily recently that the campaign was a reminder for people and policy makers that drug users badly needed medical treatment rather than jail time. “The Indonesian government's …
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