Save the North Carolina Drug Court Program

Save the North Carolina Drug Court Program – The state of North Carolina is currently in the process of determining the budget for fiscal year 2011-12 and the Drug Treatment Court program is likely to lose substantial funding and potentially be cut entirely. This program has saved many lives and saved the state of North Carolina significant funds by keeping non-violent offenders out of jails and putting them into a structured treatment program. Please show your support for this important program and help keep the Drug Treatment Court program funded.

Vertex posts loss as hepatitis drug sales plunge

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

Incivek, which was approved in May 2011 to great fanfare as it doubled cure rates and shortened treatment durations compared with older drugs, reached $ 1 billion in sales faster than any drug in pharmaceutical history. But it must still be taken with …
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A Frightening Epidemic: Out of Control Pain Prescriptions

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Unintentional Drug Overdoses Caused by Over Use of Pain Management Medication. http://www.nj.com/newark/davidkerr/index.ssf/2011/05/unintentional_drug_overdoses_c.html. SAMHSA. New report shows significant growth in substance abuse treatment …
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Four Horrifying Facts About Our Overcrowded Federal Prison System

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Yet at high, medium, low, and minimum security prisons, the number of inmates waiting to enroll in drug treatment programs between 2006-2011 was much larger than the number of inmates enrolled in those programs, and the average wait time for entrance …
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