Chapter 3 – Alcohol and Substance Abuse

Chapter 3 – Alcohol and Substance Abuse – Current and ex-serving members of the ADF share real stories of their experience with alcohol and substance abuse.

Jailed moms get inspirational words from former inmates

Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse help

Reyes said it took a yearlong drug sentence at Plane State Jail in Dayton to steer her away from a life of prostitution and drug abuse. Lying in bunk No. 21 at the prison, she had a vision that reminded her there … Even with help from MATCH, the …
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Pot lobby's talking points masking hidden dangers – AZCentral.com

Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse help

Three-fourths of all prison inmates are substance abusers, according to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, and many smoke pot. But most of them got arrested for crimes they committed because they were drunk or …
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Arizona worst or close in CDC measures of teen substance abuse

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The voluntary program helps students kick drug and alcohol abuse and other destructive behaviors. "The beauty of this group is people have to want to be in it, and it's not a punishment," said Patalano, a clinical social worker at the school. "It's a …
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Ron George on Prison Scandal Prevention

Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse help

His “RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM” bills would have redirected many of the Black Guerilla gang members away from their daily drug dealing and into programs that could have treated their substance abuse and exposed their …
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