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Bill would offer driving privileges to DUI offenders
Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse treatment
Those privileges would be limited to commuting to and from work, or to a hospital or substance abuse treatment sessions. Those who are approved would be required to pay a fee, and to have a vehicle ignition interlock device … First-time DUI offenders …
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Quitters always win with Meta House's new smoke-free policy
Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse treatment
The smoke-free campus policy, which kicked off in July, is a huge shift in the culture at the substance abuse treatment center for women, located in Milwaukee's Riverwest neighborhood. Amy Weisbrot, a registered nurse at Meta House and a former smoker …
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Deadly Dope: Confronting a local problem
Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse treatment
Drug addiction is not a problem that Hopkins believes can be addressed on the federal or state level; rather, he said, it is something that needs to be tackled community by community. Hopkins said he believes it's time for city leaders to organize a …
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Top of Utah school districts to teachers: Enter rehab before arrest, conviction
Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse treatment
Mike Kelly, spokesman for the Utah Education Association, said every district has a different policy when it comes to teachers reporting they are getting help for a substance abuse problem, whether it is for alcohol, prescription drugs or illegal drugs …
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