ROBERT JUBINVILLE: Judges Need to Be Mindful of Substance Abuse

ROBERT JUBINVILLE: Judges need to be mindful of substance abuse

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It's also an effective crime-fighting tool because treatment interrupts the escalating cycle, preventing the most severe of crimes. I believe the judges who sit in Massachusetts' courtrooms must be well-informed about the issue of substance abuse, and …
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Police Look to Get Drug Subutex off the Streets

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This recent bust has just shed more light on an increasing problem in our area. So what exactly is the drug subutex? Well it's a prescribed long-acting opiate. That means it's primarily used to treat an addiction to narcotics by slowly getting a person …
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Obamacare in Cook County Has Yet to Earn Bragging Rights

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But a key problem is delivering drug treatment to CountyCare enrollees through Medicaid. Because of an oversight in the newly minted Obamacare law, those who require a residential stay to power their recovery are unable to use the vast majority of …
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