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Late last year, I received a touching and gratifying letter from Cory W. at Tucker prison. It read, in part…
“Hello, my name is Cory. I am 27 years old, and I am incarcerated for possession of methamphetamine. I have been in prison for about two and a half years and nothing compares to the priceless inspiration I receive from reading your newspaper, One Day at a Time.
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Read more... [One answer to the overcrowded prisons problem]
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Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap
Recovery from addictions is great But how do you get treatment?
You’d never know to look at her that Crystal Bush is a former gun packing drug addict and convicted felon whose husband is serving time on drug charges.
Fortunately for her, Crystal is one of the lucky five out of a hundred people in Arkansas who need treatment and get it.
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Read more... [Recovery from addictions is great. But how do you get treatment?]
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An escape from Animal House, Texas Tech's innovative recovery program tackles collegiate alcohol and drug abuse.
There are 50,000 college-eligible kids in America today who are too strung out on alcohol or other drugs to get in let alone make the grade.
Unfortunately, the way things are now, it may be just as well. If some of these kids want to sober up, college is the last place they should go. Colleges and universities actually breed substance abuse. Think animal house.
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Read more... [Texas Tech's Recovery Program]
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by David Palmer  Within the past six months we have started four projects aimed at reducing substance abuse. Our projects focus on: addiction in children, prison behavior and recidivism, high-risk communities and lack of treatment availability. They have the potential to save a lot of people a lot of heartache and money.
We have entered a new phase. We’re not just talking about recovery, although this too is crucial, we’re investing in it. First, the children. |
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Read more... [Four Key Projects]
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