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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California Governor Proposes Drug Rehab Program Changes After Investigation
(CNN) — California Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed millions of dollars in additional funding to crack down on abuses in the state's drug rehab program as a result of an investigation by CNN and The Center for Investigative Reporting. The governor's …
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California parolee rearrest rate not improving
In the first year of realignment, counties budgeted 16% of the $ 367 million they received from the state for services such as mental health and drug treatment, according to a report last year by the Stanford Criminal Justice Center. "Far too many …
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