To protect children, Florida should treat addicted parents

To protect children, Florida should treat addicted parents
While the legislative and governor's emphasis on children is perfectly correct public policy, troubled parents need help, too. Substance abuse and mental health treatment for parents should be an integral part of the child welfare system. The Senate …
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Bement meeting starts discussion of drug abuse
Representatives from law enforcement, healthcare and mental health services were all present to weigh in, and audience members were brutally honest with the substance abuse issues they and their families had struggled with. "I'm Andrew, I'm a …
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Continuing the effort against drug abuse in Ohio
Drugs, particularly substances like heroin, cocaine and prescriptions, are causing big problems for Ohio's families and high costs on the state's taxpayers. In fact, costs to Ohio taxpayers caused by addiction range upward of $ 3.5 billion each year …
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