Drug Penalties Don’t Work for Heroin Users in Santa Cruz, Court Analysis Shows
Shots that treat alcoholism, heroin addiction are latest development in psychiatric care for addicts
Could a once-a-month alcoholism shot keep some of the highest-risk heroin addicts from relapse? This is the next frontier in substance abuse.
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Addiction therapies target brain circuits
Could a once-a-month alcoholism shot keep some of the highest-risk heroin addicts from relapse? A drug that wakes up narcoleptics treat cocaine addiction? An old antidepressant fight methamphetamine abuse?
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Drug penalties don’t work for heroin users in Santa Cruz, court analysis shows
SANTA CRUZ — The majority of people arrested for using or selling heroin in a Santa Cruz area plagued by drugs did not face stiff consequences, a Sentinel investigation of court records found.
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