Officials Won't Alter Measure 11 Minimums

Officials won't alter Measure 11 minimums

Filed under: drug abuse treatment plans

The Joint Committee on Public Safety, created by legislative leaders to shepherd sentencing discussions, originally crafted a bill that would have eliminated Measure 11's mandatory minimum sentences for some violent offenses, including certain sex …
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New Therapy Offers Hope as Heroin Use on the Rise in OC

Filed under: drug abuse treatment plans

By July the county Health Care Agency plans to start a pilot project using $ 100,000 in state money from the AB 109 prisoner realignment program. About 30 former addict inmates who are due for discharge from county … “Studies suggest that the use of …
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FDA snubs Endo's testosterone drug over REMS concerns

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Earlier this month the FDA denied the company's citizen petition to block the sale of generic versions of its Opana ER pain medication and balked on the company's request for a label update that highlighted the abuse-prevention properties of Opana ER …
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