Collection set for prescription drugs

Collection set for prescription drugs
Hilltown, Perkasie and Dublin police departments are among those taking part in the National Take-Back Initiative, the federal Drug Enforcement Agency’s first ever nationwide effort to have people turn in unused or outdated prescription drugs.
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White House policy advisor talks about legalized drugs
( Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center ) Topics ranging from the future of addiction research and treatment to the binational implications of Mexico’s decriminalization of drugs will be presented at the 10th Annual International Conference of the National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse. The conference, hosted by LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, is Sept. 30-Oct. 2 …
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Provincial jail inmates lack programs: Volunteer
John Crisp spends three hours every week inside the large concrete walls of the Central East Correctional Centre, a provincial jail. He’s not serving time, a lawyer or mental health worker, but a volunteer trying to be “human” with the male inmates.[…]
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