Minister Opens Expanded Prison Drug Treatment Unit

Minister opens expanded prison drug treatment unit
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Corrections Minister Anne Tolley has officially opened the expandeddrug and alcohol treatment unit at Hawke’s Bay Prison, aspart of the Government’s target of reducing reoffending by 25per cent by 2017. A new intensive addiction programme for low security segregatedprisoners will see an extra 120 offenders receive treatment eachyear at the prison. Across the country, 33,100 additional offenders …
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Can private probation companies be both monitor and counselor for their clients?
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A psychologist who opened her practice, Addiction Treatment Outpatient Services, in 1992, it's her job to keep state probation officers and private case managers updated about whether their clients are attending classes and making progress. The news …
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Internet Addiction: The Next New Fad Diagnosis
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The concept of addiction may indeed apply to many of them, and diagnosis and treatment may someday be proven to be useful, but not yet; it is still far too early to tell. We don't know how to define Internet addiction in a way that will not also …
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