Kentucky Derby is better off with a winner PETA can revile
Kentucky Derby is better off with a winner PETA can revile
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Little do trainer Art Sherman and his neophyte owners of Kentucky Derby favorite California Chrome know how pivotal their run for the roses will be to their sport. When they give jockey Victor Espinoza a leg… Continue reading
Patrick Brazeau released on bail, to enter Quebec rehab centre
Patrick Brazeau released on bail, to enter Quebec rehab centre
Suspended Senator Patrick Brazeau, facing assault and cocaine charges, was released on bail on Friday and has been ordered to enter a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre within the next 72 hours. Brazeau has pleaded not guilty to five charges, …… Continue reading
Brockton Mayor Seeks Harsher Penalties For Drug Dealers
Brockton Mayor Seeks Harsher Penalties For Drug Dealers
BOSTON — Calling Brockton the “epicenter of the heroin crisis in southeastern Massachusetts,” the city's mayor, Bill Carpenter, is proposing tougher penalties for dealers caught trying to sell drugs within 300 feet of an addiction treatment center …
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How the NCAA's Pot Rule Left Mitch McGary's Career Up in Smoke
How the NCAA's Pot Rule Left Mitch McGary's Career Up in Smoke
Let's set aside the fact that marijuana is a widely available recreational drug with no clear athletic performance benefits, and that 21 states and the District of Columbia allow its use for some medical purposes—as does Michigan, though… Continue reading
Can you force a 15 year old to enter drug rehab (as their parent)?
Question by Cassie: Can you force a 15 year old to enter drug rehab (as their parent)?
My wife’s youngest sister is addicted to numerous drugs and openly abuses them. She is only 15. We called a treatment center and they told us that she has to want to enter… Continue reading
Penn Foundation curtails 24/7 crisis services
Penn Foundation curtails 24/7 crisis services
While officials from Penn Foundation and Grand View Hospital report no problems, police say they now will bypass their local hospital during the overnight hours to transport mentally troubled people to a treatment center in Doylestown. And that could …
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