Drug Addiction and Abuse Among Military Veterans, 1971, Joint Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Health and Hospitals of ..., and Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Narcotics of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare .... |
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... ment in a Veterans ' Administration facility . We do not know how many of these 16,000 may have been hard- core drug addicts . We do know that for most of those who are hooked , there is only one way to support their deadly habit here ...
... ment in a Veterans ' Administration facility . We do not know how many of these 16,000 may have been hard- core drug addicts . We do know that for most of those who are hooked , there is only one way to support their deadly habit here ...
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... ment , or local or State governments for that matter . These hearings are intended to reveal to those of us on these two subcommittees and to the American public exactly what resources can be effectively utilized in the next fiscal year ...
... ment , or local or State governments for that matter . These hearings are intended to reveal to those of us on these two subcommittees and to the American public exactly what resources can be effectively utilized in the next fiscal year ...
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... ment at its conclusion . ( The tape referred to follows :) TAPE RECORDING OF NEWS PROGRAM Mr. DONALDSON . The hospital staff would not tell us which patients had a drug problem and which were here for other reasons . Some of the doctors ...
... ment at its conclusion . ( The tape referred to follows :) TAPE RECORDING OF NEWS PROGRAM Mr. DONALDSON . The hospital staff would not tell us which patients had a drug problem and which were here for other reasons . Some of the doctors ...
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... ment . Senator STEVENS . Thank you very much . Senator CRANSTON . John , you have been addicted for about 20 years ? Mr. WEST . Yes , sir . Senator CRANSTON . The general impression the public received , I think , is that the addiction ...
... ment . Senator STEVENS . Thank you very much . Senator CRANSTON . John , you have been addicted for about 20 years ? Mr. WEST . Yes , sir . Senator CRANSTON . The general impression the public received , I think , is that the addiction ...
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... ment is difficult as it is . If you have an undesirable , or even a general , with a section 288 , which means drug abuse , as I understand it , the first thing the pros- pective employer does is call the recruiter , and ask what that ...
... ment is difficult as it is . If you have an undesirable , or even a general , with a section 288 , which means drug abuse , as I understand it , the first thing the pros- pective employer does is call the recruiter , and ask what that ...
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Page 156 - Whatever, in connection with my professional practice, or not in connection with it, I see or hear, in the life of men, which ought not to be spoken of abroad, I will not divulge, as reckoning that all such should be kept secret.
Page 146 - States at any time after September 16, 1940, and prior to the termination of the present war, and who shall have been discharged or released from active service under conditions other than dishonorable, after active service of...
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Page 207 - The extent to which procedural due process must be afforded the recipient is influenced by the extent to which he may be "condemned to suffer grievous loss.
Page 375 - ... he is an addict and Is likely to be rehabilitated through treatment.
Page 401 - CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE RY THE BILL, AS REPORTED In compliance with clause 3 of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italic...
Page 389 - If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of such provision to other persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Page 381 - any person who habitually uses any habit-forming narcotic drugs so as to endanger the public morals, health, safety, or welfare, or who is or has been so far addicted to the use of such habitforming narcotic drugs as to have lost the power of self-control with reference to his addiction.