‘Big Brother 9′ winner ordered to Mass. treatment center as he awaits trial on drug charges
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Gunmen attack AA meeting in Mexico, killing 1 More resources needed if war on drugs is to shift more toward treatment than imprisonment
Expanding drug treatment: Is US ready to step up? States looking to lower prison costs give inmates more opportunities to cut time off sentencesPAWTUCKET, R.I. — If the state weren’t so pressed for cash, Joshua Gomes might still be behind bars. Instead, he’s working temp jobs — at a construction site one week, a recycling plant another — and talks about going to college, teaching or joining the military. Study: Half of drug addicts quit after 6 months of treatment, but long-term care neededLONDON — About half of heroin and crack cocaine addicts in England’s treatment programs quit the drugs after six months, a new study says. 5 men accused of 45 Mexico murders, including 28 killed in rehab center attacksCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Police have arrested five men accused of dozens of murders, including two mass killings at drug treatment centers in this northern Mexico border city. Mexican border city closes off-books rehab centers, fearing infiltration by drug gangsMEXICO CITY — Authorities have closed 10 unregistered drug rehabilitation centers in Ciudad Juarez and say they are going after others they fear may serve as cover or recruiting grounds for drug trafficking gangs in the violence-plagued city across from El Paso, Texas. Manager: Burt Reynolds released from Florida rehab center after treatment for painkiller abuseMIAMI — Burt Reynolds has been released from a drug rehabilitation center where he was being treated for an addiction to painkillers, his manager said Wednesday. Spokesman: Burt Reynolds checks himself into Fla. rehab because of painkiller addictionWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Actor Burt Reynolds has checked himself into a rehab facility in West Palm Beach to be treated for an addiction to painkillers. Reynolds’ manager Erik Kritzer said in a statement Wednesday that the “Smokey and the Bandit” star was struggling after a recent back surgery and “realized that he was in the prison of prescription pain pills.” Gunmen kill 10 at Mexican border drug rehab center; 2nd such attack in less than a monthCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Gunmen burst into a drug treatment center in the northern Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez and shot to death 10 people, the second such mass killing this month. 37 people killed in blaze at drug treatment clinic in southern KazakhstanTALDYKORGAN, Kazakhstan — Fire roared through a drug treatment center in Kazakhstan with a history of safety violations, killing 37 people Sunday as patients tried to escape through barred windows, officials said. 38 people killed in blaze at drug treatment clinic in southern KazakhstanALMATY, Kazakhstan — A fire at a drug treatment center in southern Kazakhstan killed 38 people early Sunday, officials said. Mexican officials blame drug treatment center killings on violent cartels preying on patientsCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Neighbors mopped blood from the sidewalk outside a drug rehabilitation center Thursday, cleaning up the carnage after gunmen lined up patients against a wall and then riddled them with bullets, killing 18. LA prosecutors make offer to homeless: Tickets can be forgiven for community serviceLOS ANGELES — Some 200 homeless people wait outside a Skid Row shelter, clutching citation slips for minor offenses: jaywalking, sitting on a curb, pushing around shopping carts. Gunmen kill 17 people at a drug rehab in Mexico
Mexico decriminalizes some drug possession, 3 joints or less: mandates treatment on 3rd strikeMEXICO CITY — Mexico decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and heroin on Friday — a move that prosecutors say makes sense even in the midst of the government’s grueling battle against drug traffickers. Entire families, from toddlers to old men, become addicts as opium takes over in AfghanistanSARAB, Afghanistan —Open the door to Islam Beg’s house and the thick opium smoke rushes out into the cold mountain air, like steam from a bathhouse. It’s just past 8 a.m. and the family of six — including a 1-year-old baby boy — is already curled up at the lip of the opium pipe. China investigating death of teenager at camp to treat Internet addictsBEIJING — China is investigating the death of a teenager who was allegedly beaten to death in a camp designed to treat Internet addiction, state media said. Drug offenders could fall through cracks in Calif. budget, getting neither treatment nor jailSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Thousands of California drug offenders could end up without treatment or jail time because of a clash between the state’s new budget and an initiative approved by voters nine years ago. California budget could leave drug offenders without treatment or jail timeSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Thousands of California drug offenders could end up without treatment or jail time because of a clash between the state’s new budget and an initiative voters approved nine years ago. |
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Gunmen broke into a drug rehabilitation center and shot 17 people dead in a northern Mexican border city, an official said.
