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fromsfist.com
2 days ago

Sup. Dorsey's Latest Crusade Is to Hold Hearings Into Whether SF Drug Court Is Getting Too Lenient

SF's 30-year-old Drug Court was intended for non-violent drug offenders to avoid jail for low-level drug crimes. But now people with pretty violent charges are sneaking in, and Supervisor Matt Dorsey ain't happy about it. San Francisco's Drug Court was established in 1995, and is meant as a diversion program so that low-level drug offenders can avoid normal court and jail, and instead get "services in the community designed to get them out of their drug and crime situations.
San Francisco
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

Sean Diddy' Combs begins prison sentence at New Jersey's Fort Dix

Sean 'Diddy' Combs began serving a four-year sentence at FCI Fort Dix after convictions for transportation to engage in prostitution.
Music
fromConsequence
4 months ago

Lil Nas X's Dad Blames "Pressure" of Fame for Son's Felony Arrest

Lil Nas X's father says the singer's public breakdown and arrest stemmed from fame pressures, family burdens, and remorseful recognition of his actions.
California
fromThe Mercury News
5 months ago

Early results show Prop 36 struggling with 'mass treatment' pledge for homeless drug offenders

Proposition 36 has failed to substantially increase treatment for homeless drug users in California despite promising an era of mass treatment.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 months ago
California

Early results show Prop 36 struggling with mass treatment' pledge for homeless drug offenders

Proposition 36 has struggled to provide adequate treatment for homeless drug users in the Bay Area due to insufficient resources and funding.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
8 months ago
SF politics

Philp: For Newsom, it's as if California voters never passed Prop. 36

California's Governor fails to support Proposition 36's initiative for expanded drug treatment funding, undermining public safety and voters' desires.
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Mental health
fromwww.bbc.com
5 months ago

ADHD drugs have wider life benefits, study suggests

Drug treatment for ADHD can significantly reduce risks associated with substance misuse, suicidal behavior, transport accidents, and criminality.
San Francisco
fromMission Local
8 months ago

Day 68 of the 16th St. Plaza crackdown: "We need a program, not more police"

Sobriety is a constant struggle in San Francisco, but new friendships and community involvement can help maintain recovery.
fromMission Local
8 months ago

Why do some S.F. drug users reject treatment when it's available?

Saying no, Angel's attorney said after his hearing, was in part an act of "petty empowerment." In custody for over four months, the teenager was told what to eat, when to wake up, and where to go. "He wanted something to control."
San Francisco
fromwww.nytimes.com
9 months ago

to be fixed/rewritten

Quitting meth is not on John's radar; it completely dominates his life, and he has resigned to living on the streets and using regularly.
Mental health
London startup
fromwww.standard.co.uk
9 months ago

London heart attack patient, 71, is Britain's first to get lifesaving chemotherapy-style' treatment

A pioneering heart attack treatment could reduce deaths by nearly two-thirds and improve patients' quality of life.
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