Awareness is key in Montana's fight against prescription drug addiction
“The best way to deal with this silent epidemic is public awareness,” said Dr. Marc Mentel, medical director for the Community Physician Group at Missoula's Community Medical Center. Mentel is at the forefront of the Community Safe Prescriber …. In …
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An LA church leader's posthumous fall from grace
Hawkes rose to the top quickly and stayed there for 33 years. His titles changed — private … He signed the checks for alcoholic priests to go to rehab and for those who molested children to get therapy, according to interviews and church documents …
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Reader's view: Clean up downtown by ending the freebies
I think it's good to have the problem out in the open and away from kids. The users will get … If we really wanted to solve the crime and drug problem downtown, reopen a place like Nopeming and make it a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. Take …
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Budgets influencing probations, Idaho judges say
The Correctional Alternative Placement Program was started in 2010 and offers 90-day treatment for substance abuse and cognitive issues. CAPP has 432 beds for men south of Boise and is operated by … He said Correction Director Brent Reinke does a …
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