harm reduction

Prop. 47 Report Finds Fewer Drug Arrests, Less Crowding in Jails

Prop. 47 report finds fewer drug arrests, less crowding in jails Less than four months after California voters approved Proposition 47, the landmark law is already having significant effects on Los Angeles County's criminal justice system. A new report by the county chief executive office attempts to measure the … Read more on Los Angeles Times Police arrest man in stabbing in south Redding REDDING, California – Redding police say they've arrested a Pittsburg, California, man who stabbed a Redding man on S. Market Street this evening. Breun Cantrell Hernandez, 30, stabbed Trevor Ray, 27, of Redding, … An ambulance took Ray to Mercy … Read more on Redding Record Searchlight Read more... ...

SCYAP — Changes Lives

...  — Changes Lives – As a teenager, Jane McWhirter struggled with drugs, eat disorders and much more — until she found Saskatoon’s SCYAP organization, and with it a new outlook …   Film spotlights prescription drug abuse, deaths Wednesday's panel includes: Britta Starke, with the UNC Hospitals Alcohol and Substance Abuse outpatient program; Catherine (Kay) Sanford, with the N.C. Harm Reduction Coalition; Jimmy Cioe, with the Governor's Institute on Substance Abuse; Lisa Mayhew … Read more on Chapel Hill News Read ...

The Surgeon General's Reports: 50 Years of Cessation Ignorance

...  to teach critical nicotine dependency recovery lessons, including how nicotine addiction is a brain dopamine pathway wanting disorder that's as real and permanent as alcoholism, that when … Read more on WhyQuit (press release) American As Apple Pie Among other invigorating contributions is one from Steven Wishnia, a frequent Indypendent contributor, who looks at how debilitating drug use or alcoholism could be handled from the standpoint of economic and social justice and harm reduction rather … Read more on The Indypendent Read ...

Teenager Daniel Christie Fights for Life After Being King-Hit in Kings Cross

...  Daniel Christie fights for life after being king-hit in Kings Cross … After his arrest, Mr McNeil said Mr Gill and Mr Flynn had approached him to sell him drugs and he became protective because of comments about his partner. "The accused … NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Murdoch did not want to make a comparison … Read more on The Daily Telegraph IN BRIEF: Harm reduction plans successful PUBLIC health policies that the government put in place seven years ago to assist those who inject drugs are found to avert new HIV infections, save lives and reduce health care costs, according to a new study funded by the World Bank. In 2006 … Read more on New Straits Times Read ...

Fighting Back Against Drug's Stranglehold

...  back against drug's stranglehold But that won't happen for everyone, more “pathways” are required, according to Focus Ireland and Cork Simon, with research pointing towards the more effective “harm reduction model” of needle exchange, methadone replacement, and residential treatment. Read more on Irish Examiner Chief Keef gets OK to go to rehab in California Hoffenberg on Wednesday had ordered Cozart to undergo 90 days of drug treatment at the Haymarket Center, a residential treatment center on the West Side. But Cook County sheriff's officials delayed sending him there pending a hearing to clarify with … Read more on Chicago Tribune Read ...

Rob Ford's Crack Cocaine Attitude Was Far Different in 2005 (VIDEO)

...  Ford's Crack Cocaine Attitude Was Far Different In 2005 (VIDEO) "You're killing them," Ford said of the effect of harm reduction strategies on drug users. "You're giving them their crack hits, saying 'we're not going to help you; we're not going to take that money and put you in a rehab centre. We'll just keep … Read more on Huffington Post Canada Drug treatment center open house today Starting Wednesday, people addicted to opiates such as heroin and prescription painkillers will be able to receive treatment involving the dispensing of methadone and buprenorphine. Patients ...

What Foods Are Recommended/discouraged for One With Blood Type AB Negative?

by Theory of Sherry E. Question by EddK1ng: What foods are recommended/discouraged for one with blood type AB negative? I recently read an article explaining that a person with a blood type AB (+/-) should eat certain foods that will benefit their bodies more; that their organs, based on their blood components, will break down easier, or something along those lines. It also mentioned foods a AB blood type person should avoid, as certain foods will be harder to digest and will clog the body system, and I would rather not have that. Does anyone know what foods a person with blood type AB should eat/avoid? Read more... ...