http://www.choosehelp.com http://cache.choosehelp.com/img6/logo.png http://www.choosehelp.com urn:syndication:28adc43231b1c93cbab6d6059478480e http://www.choosehelp.com/news/policy-and-legislation/addiction-doctors-protest-cameron-douglas2019-54-month-drug-possession-jail-term-extension Addiction doctors say that it’s not fair to imprison people for the actions of addiction, not provide adequate addiction treatment and then continue to penalize for drug use and possession. ]]> Cameron Douglas Addiction Treatment Rights Mon, 21 May 2012 13:11:01 -0400 urn:syndication:9576315a1b0ce9746b524eb39ddf77a0 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/policy-and-legislation/military-insurance-to-cover-long-term-methadone-and-suboxone-therapy Defense Department to reverse an insurance coverage ban on long term methadone maintenance therapy for military personnel. ]]> Suboxone Methadone Methadone Treatment Military Suboxone Treatment Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:07:04 -0500 urn:syndication:db7a9e0facda3ef8f9e8c66479e70f13 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/policy-and-legislation/medicare-to-cover-alcohol-screenings-and-behavioral-counseling Medicare will extend coverage, at no additional cost, to provide screening services for depression and for alcohol abuse disorders and to provide behavioral counseling to Seniors with alcohol abuse problems. ]]> Seniors Medicare Alcohol abuse Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:03:59 -0400 urn:syndication:5497c3f03a2b835cd888d01741648306 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/policy-and-legislation/for-violating-americans-with-disabilities-act-federal-government-sues-trucking-company-which-fired-alcoholic-driver Old Dominion Freight Line in Arkansas is facing a federal lawsuit for violating the disability act rights of a driver they fired for being an alcoholic (the driver had never violated the company’s alcohol policies). ]]> legislation lawsuit Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:01:25 -0400 urn:syndication:d1fcda4ed61e6895a1bfa2a41b4e48ee http://www.choosehelp.com/news/policy-and-legislation/only-2-of-florida-welfare-recipients-fail-drug-test-2013-98-keep-benefit-payments Although Governor Rick Scott had claimed that cancelling benefit payments to drug users on welfare would more than pay for the cost of the testing program – it looks like he was wrong. ]]> Drug Testing Welfare Sun, 28 Aug 2011 06:19:45 -0400 urn:syndication:5015dac216b076e4a5d10a1d0d032a74 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/policy-and-legislation/to-reduce-the-spread-of-hiv-and-hepatitis-c-vancouver-will-supply-free-crack-pipes-to-drug-users Crack users in Vancouver will soon have access to new free crack pipes, courtesy of Vancouver Coastal Health which will hand out the crack pipes to those that want them in Vancouver’s notoriously drug plagued Lower Eastside neighborhood. ]]> Harm Reduction Vancouver crack Insite Cocaine Tue, 02 Aug 2011 06:04:18 -0400 urn:syndication:725b7f8eadcdd74cdd9d3d4fefa179fc http://www.choosehelp.com/news/policy-and-legislation/naacp-calls-for-an-end-to-war-on-drugs On Tuesday, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) passed a strong resolution that calls for an end to the 40 year long war on drugs, citing grossly imbalanced application of drug laws on the African American community... ]]> War On Drugs African American law jail Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:33:51 -0400 urn:syndication:1fc473af95ab787edce0bf65729f8316 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/policy-and-legislation/federal-government-denies-medical-marijuana-request-2013-says-pot-has-no-medicinal-value Nine years after being asked to consider the possible merits of medical marijuana, the DEA has ruled to continue classifying marijuana as a drug of abuse with no approved medicinal value. ]]> Medical Marijuana DEA Sun, 10 Jul 2011 18:14:09 -0400 urn:syndication:600cbf6af80071394b377c505e9f0e9c http://www.choosehelp.com/news/policy-and-legislation/retroactive-changes-in-crack-cocaine-sentencing-laws-mean-early-release-for-12-000-federal-inmates Changes to sentencing laws will effect 1 in 17 inmates in the entire federal corrections system. ]]> legislation law jail Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:08:43 -0400 urn:syndication:ecf2faeb5f0ad3051ee3ce1786d6a774 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/policy-and-legislation/connecticut-decriminalizes-real-marijuana-and-criminalizes-fake-marijuana.html In Connecticut, getting caught with up to a half ounce of real marijuana will get you no more than a ticket and a small fine. Getting caught with ‘legal-high’ fake marijuana type drugs or salvia divinorum, however, could land you in jail! ]]> Marijuana Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:39:53 +0000 urn:syndication:8312c67d4e7026514594d0760942c71e http://www.choosehelp.com/news/policy-and-legislation/world-leaders-call-drug-war-a-failure.html A consortium of past and present world leaders and other influential figures call the drug war a total failure and say it’s time for the US to stop treating drug users like criminals and to open up to debate about other ways to handle the drug prob... ]]> War On Drugs Fri, 03 Jun 2011 03:58:34 +0000 urn:syndication:82524c7429bcdf685989fb5c27a1ad6f http://www.choosehelp.com/news/policy-and-legislation/louisiana-man-sentenced-to-life-for-marijuana-offense.html Small time Louisiana pot dealer gets life for 3rd marijuana arrest. ]]> Marijuana Tue, 10 May 2011 09:17:17 +0000 urn:syndication:d275f2c4f154570d7c4eda3bc41fece0 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/policy-and-legislation/alcoholic-energy-drink-to-be-guzzled-by-gas-tanks.html The controversial drink Four Loko, is hitting store shelves with a new formula that keeps the high alcohol content but gets rid of the caffeine. As the new legal formula, which is caffeine-free, begins to stock up on store shelves, the old formula is... ]]> energy drinks alcohol & society Four Loko Caffeine alcoholic beverages Mon, 21 Mar 2011 04:07:48 +0000 urn:syndication:19561d612094dce32a47b934026947ed http://www.choosehelp.com/news/policy-and-legislation/michigan-bans-alcoholic-energy-drinks-2013-new-york-considers-doing-likewise.html The Michigan Liquor Control Commission has given retailers 30 days to get rid of their stocks of the now banned drinks, which can contain as much as 12% alcohol by volume. ]]> energy drinks Mon, 08 Nov 2010 04:29:56 +0000 urn:syndication:3f361e9716d0f9b4197c4bfa5dbd6c62 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/policy-and-legislation/researchers-show-that-safe-injection-clinics-like-insite-help-heroin-users-quit-injection-drug-use.html Researchers in B.C. Canada say that heroin users who frequented Vancouver’s Insite safe injection clinic were more likely to quit injection drug use for at least 6 months, primarily as a result of getting into frequent contact with health workers a... ]]> Insite Wed, 15 Sep 2010 06:09:47 +0000