Mental Health America to Honor Congresswomen Tammy Baldwin and Mary Bono Mack

State lawmakers propose restrictions on methadone treatment programs
As residents of Hazleton’s southside await a decision from Luzerne County Court on a city zoning variance that would permit an addiction treatment clinic to operate in their neighborhood, state lawmakers are pushing for legislation that would tighten regulations on the clinical use of methadone in addiction recovery.

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Abby gangsters & meth dealers targeting tweens
Children under the age of 12 in Abbotsford are regularly using ecstasy and crystal methamphetamine, and are part of the Lower Mainland’s most sought after market of kids 14 years and younger that gangs dealing drugs target, according to police, counselors, drug use experts and former addicts.

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Mental Health America To Honor Congresswomen Tammy Baldwin And Mary Bono Mack
Mental Health America this week will honor U.S. Reps. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) with Legislators of the Year Awards for their leadership on mental health and substance use issues in Congress. The awards will be presented on Thursday, June 10, during the Capitol Hill Day of Mental Health America’s 2010 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. “During their service in …

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