Steinberg Unveils Plan to Ease Overcrowding in Prisons, Jails and Emergency Rooms

Steinberg Unveils Plan to Ease Overcrowding in Prisons, Jails and Emergency Rooms – (Sacramento) — In a move to address issues raised from Newtown to Nevada, and soon to be considered by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, State Senate Pres…

Hooked to hash: As more and more young people ignore the perils of smoking …

Filed under: drug addiction treatment act 2000

"Hash is as common as mint and chocolate; it's the new recreational drug even among kids as young as 12," says Harish Shetty, social psychiatrist at the L.H. Hiranandani Hospital in Mumbai. … Dr Shetty, who has treated several cases of students with …
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Censored: Australian videogame ratings versus the world

Filed under: drug addiction treatment act 2000

Adult gamers would finally be treated like adults, it was reasoned. …. In Western countries, where a game glorifying crime, racial violence and drug use is acceptable, but can find itself suddenly banned due to a brief and hidden act of consensual …
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