Calif. Struggles to Provide Substance Abuse Treatment to Inmates
A panel of federal judges will soon issue an order outlining steps California must take to relieve prison crowding. The state has until mid-April to reduce the population by around 6,000 inmates. But Governor Jerry Brown is asking the court for more …
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Nonmedical prescription drug users in private vs. public substance abuse …
Little is known regarding the demographic and behavioral characteristics of nonmedical prescription drug users (NMPDUs) entering substance abuse treatment settings, and information on the HIV-related risk profiles of NMPDUs is especially lacking.
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