Program’s end reopens debate on clean needles for drug users – San Francisco Chronicle

Program’s end reopens debate on clean needles for drug users – San Francisco Chronicle


San Francisco Chronicle

Program's end reopens debate on clean needles for drug users
San Francisco Chronicle
But where and how many needles should be available for drug users at neighborhood pharmacies has been a source of contention. It's a debate that's likely to return after San Francisco Assemblyman Phil Ting introduced a bill this month to expand syringe …

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Bain Capital company buys Brattleboro methadone clinic – vtdigger.org


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Bain Capital company buys Brattleboro methadone clinic
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The Brattleboro treatment center will be obligated to fulfill any contracts or grants of Habit OPCO, said Barbara Cimaglio, deputy commissioner for alcohol and drug abuse programs at the Vermont Department of Health. “We do not expect any change in

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District Attorney looks to change how some drug crimes are prosecuted – KTVU San Francisco

District Attorney looks to change how some drug crimes are prosecuted
KTVU San Francisco
On San Francisco's 6th Street, people here said drugs are not hard to find, explaining some days are like an open air carnival. "You see people smoking crack … But others see drug abuse as a medical problem not a criminal one. "Once they get these

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Veterans testing marijuana as PTSD treatment – Voice of the Valley


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Veterans testing marijuana as PTSD treatment
Voice of the Valley
San Francisco— After three years, a small Santa Cruz nonprofit has won a battle with the federal government to test marijuana on veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, but the organization's founder says his work is far from done. Rick Doblin's
Pot to be tested as remedy for post-traumatic stress disorderSFGate

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Love you some Tenderloin – in a new movie – SFGate (blog)

Love you some Tenderloin – in a new movie
SFGate (blog)
The movie is called “Love Me Tenderloin,” and it was shot by a French filmmaker who came to San Francisco a year ago for the first time and was promptly entranced by the city's grittiest neighborhood. Twenty-seven-year-old Henri … The result is an

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