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How Long Is the Prop36 Program in California?

Question by lazy: How long is the Prop36 program in California?
If you get charged with a misdemeanor drug possession and you get Prop36 how long with you be doing the program?

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Answer by INSOMNIAC
Prop 36 does not have a set time they evaluate the offender and then establish a treatment plan.~~

Prop36.org
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I’d Like to Become a Counselor for People Who Are Addicted to Drugs, How Can I Get Into That Field?

Question by Sarah: I’d like to become a counselor for people who are addicted to drugs, how can I get into that field?
Can someone point me in the right direction? I’d like to work at a rehab center somewhere in California or just be a counselor for people, especially teens, that abuse drugs. I’m only going to be a sophomore in high school in the fall, but I’d like to know what to aim for. Can anyone tell me about this field of work?

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What Is Your View on Compulsive Gambling?

Question by Abbi: What is your view on compulsive gambling?
I am writing a paper for one of my classes and am wondering what the general knowledge is on compulsive gambling. Do you think that drug addiction, alcoholism, or compulsive gambling has the highest negative affect on people’s lives?

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Job as Rehab Counselor / Qualifying as a Substance Abuse Professional?

Question by B!: Job as Rehab Counselor / Qualifying as a Substance Abuse Professional?
I’m a psychology major at school, going into my last leg of undergrad schooling. I’ve known for a long time that I want to work with drug abuse/rehabilitation (my brother is a recovered heroin addict), and I was curious:

What is required to get a job as a rehab counselor and is the pay alright? Are there any other jobs you can recommend for a psych student who wants to work in this field?

Also, what goes into qualifying as a substance abuse professional?

BookYourCare.com Launches Online Health Marketplace for Addiction and

BookYourCare.com Launches Online Health Marketplace for Addiction and

Filed under: addiction help

Beverly Hills, CA, April 14, 2013 –(PR.com)– Every year more than 2 million people struggle to find effective addiction or eating disorder treatment for themselves or loved ones. With little experience in addiction and recovery they quickly become …
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Benefits of intensive outpatient treatment for addiction

Filed under: addiction help

Should Parents Be More Concerned About Weed or Prescription Drugs When It Comes to Their Children?

Question by Joe B: Should parents be more concerned about weed or prescription drugs when it comes to their children?
In today’s society from your personal opinion, which is more popular and which should the government be concerned about?

Clearly in the past it was weed, do you believe this should remain the focal point of the governments propaganda or should they shift to prescription drug abuse?

I know when I was a kid we had anti drug lessons in health but I don’t recall anything regarding prescription drugs.

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Answer by rejectedsoul
both equally
both are illegal just the same