Delhi HC Refers Police Brutality on Homeless to NHRC
Delhi HC refers police brutality on homeless to NHRC
NGO Shahri Adhikar Manch Begharon Ke Liye told the court that police, instead of taking homeless drug addicts to de-addiction centres, had beaten them brutally. Referring the matter of alleged police brutality to the NHRC, the court said the rights …… Continue reading
Is It OK to Try Recreational Drugs Once or Twice?
Question by DB: Is it OK to try recreational drugs once or twice?
If you take drugs once or twice, you don’t get addicted. So, is there anything wrong in doing that if you have strong willpower and intelligence? Apart from it being illegal, is there any other… Continue reading
Adult Drug Court Helps Addicts Recover
Adult Drug Court helps addicts recover
Designed to help non-violent drug users break the cycle of addiction through a program where participants commit to an intensive rehabilitation process, drug court is based on a national model with a proven recovery tool for addicts. Through drug court …
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Drug/alcohol Addiction Treated Like an Illness but Food Addiction People Are Just Called Fat, Why Is That?
Question by Megan H: Drug/alcohol addiction treated like an illness but food addiction people are just called fat, why is that?
I know people who go to N.A. and A.A. and it is free, 2 of them even receive SSI payments as they are too “addicted” to work.… Continue reading
Knights of the South Bronx – 2005 TV Film | Inspiring Chess Movie for Kids
Knights of the South Bronx – 2005 TV film | Inspiring Chess Movie for Kids — Knights of the South Bronx is a 2005 TV film about a teacher who helps students at a tough inner-city school to succeed by teaching them to play chess. A bus…
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Drug–addicted Health Professionals Put Patients at Risk
Drug–addicted health professionals put patients at risk
More than 100,000 doctors, nurses, technicians and other health professionals across the country struggle with drug abuse or addiction, according to a USA Today examination of government data. Often falling victim to narcotics these practitioners …
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