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Homeless Court Flips Judgment Day into a Graduation Day

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For many, their appearance in court represents a crucial step in moving forward with their lives: They need the court's intervention to obtain a valid driver's license, or simply to quell the constant fear of a police run-in that would result in …
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Addiction and Gambling and Other Peccadillos

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These techniques are additional to the more traditional pharmacological interventions tailored to address the particular drugs of choice. Clearly, it is better never to get exposed to addictive … Pathological gambling and substance abuse are more …
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Substance use 'not as bad as perception'

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Cornell said that perceptions in each area were significantly higher than actual usage rates reported; students had the most accurate perceptions on prescription drug abuse. By the time students are 17 or 18 years old, said Jackson, they've usually …
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Officials tackle tough suicide issue in Owatonna

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Hiller said in recent years, an emphasis has been placed on trying to have open lines of communication with subjects involved in suicide threat calls, which the officers have trained for through crisis intervention training. Once on-scene, officers …
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