Pope Francis and His Fight Against Drugs

Published June 27, 2013

Pope Francis and his fight against drugs

Filed under: drug treatment centers

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Following his visit to Brazil in July, Pope Francis will leave behind the legacy of a medical center for the rehabilitation of drug addicts in Rio de Janeiro. “Young Brazilians need a lot of things. One of the most important …
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Houston experiments with rehab for prostitutes instead of jail

Filed under: drug treatment centers

When the tour ended and the drugs disappeared, Griffin turned to prostitution — from call girl to mistress and finally to doped-up street hooker — to pay for the habit. After entering and failing nearly two dozen drug rehab programs, Griffin got …
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Drug addicts should be treated, not imprisoned

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“Many drug users currently in prisons, particularly in police detention centers, underwent HIV/AIDS treatment but they fail to get medication such as ant-retroviral (ARV) therapy due to the lack of facilities,” Mantara said. To make it worse, he said …
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