Drug Conference Expanding Focus to New Problems

Drug Conference Expanding Focus to New Problems
[rewrite]"Unfortunately whether we're in southern Illinois, central Illinois, or the Chicago Metropolitan area, heroin and prescription drug abuse is probably the number one drug problem that we have to work with," said Madigan. Madigan has been a long-time …[/rewrite]
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Attorney, family wish troubled veteran had received help sooner
[rewrite]California Penal Code 1170.9 allows the court to provide treatment instead of incarceration for veterans who suffer from PTSD, substance abuse, mental health problems and other issues as a result of serving in the U.S. military. It encourages treatment …[/rewrite]
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DA candidates spar over veterans court
[rewrite]A veterans court would accept people who meet similar criteria, Flaherty said. The purpose of specialty courts is to get participants help they need — substance abuse treatment, counseling, treatment for undiagnosed mental illnesses, and other …[/rewrite]
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Working Women Increase GDP; Female Vets Face Strain
[rewrite]Female veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan have returned from war facing heightened family and emotional strains compared with their male counterparts. A report by The … These young women tend to believe that men can't help it. These attitudes are so …[/rewrite]
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Eagle’s Nest — A dot com millionaire turned race car driver who lost it all, turns to VA for help. Eagles Nest, a fifteen bed residential facility in Salt Lake City that he…

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