Stiff prison sentences aren't a magic cure for crime

Stiff prison sentences aren't a magic cure for crime

Filed under: Texas Drug Treatment Centers

The Center for Effective Justice at the Texas Public Policy Foundation says that over the past 30 years, corrections costs have been the second-fastest growing area of state budgets, after Medicaid. As Cook County Board … Even states where …
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EDITORIAL: Obamacare coverage, tax breaks

Filed under: Texas Drug Treatment Centers

A report by the Center for American Progress Action Fund says the Texas-Mexico border region has the highest rate of uninsured under age 65 — with Hidalgo County at No. … in the 20-something category currently go without insurance, but the new law …
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Study Shows Counseling via Cell Phone Helps Smokers with HIV/AIDS Quit

Filed under: Texas Drug Treatment Centers

A team of researchers led by Ellen R. Gritz, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Behavioral Science at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, designed and tested the efficacy of a smoking intervention comparing usual care …
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