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Sunday, August 3, 2014
Lighthouse Network is proud to announce the hiring of Jennifer A. Fequiere as Therapist Network Coordinator.
Barbara Theodosiou has invited you to the event 'Addict's Mom Lights of Hope' on The Addict's Mom!
Please click on the link below, then click on invite your friends, your invitations make a huge difference to our overall success.
Time: September 1, 2014 from 9pm to 9:15pm
Location: Home, House of Worship, Treatment Center, Parks, City Hall, Community Centers, State Capitals just about anywhere.
Organized By: Barbara Theodosiou
Event Description:
Please go to The Lights of Hope Main Event Page located athttps://www.facebook.com/events/1528041874081908/?ref_dashboard_filter=hosting Click attending even if you are lighting a candle at home, click please be kind enough to click on the INVITE button and invite your friends to the Lights of Hope Main Event. Our hope remains strong and our candles will shine bright as we bring awareness and hope to this terrible disease that is robbing the lives of those who matter most...our children.
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Bipartisan Bill Aims to Help Low-Level Drug Offenders Re-Enter Society
July 31st, 2014/
A Senate bill sponsored by a Democrat and Republican who normally are on opposite ends of the political spectrum aims to help low-level drug offenders re-enter society. New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, a Democrat, and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, a Republican, are co-sponsors of The REDEEM Act.
The bill is designed to shift the focus away from punishing low-level drug offenders,MSNBC reports. It would reform criminal background checks and the juvenile justice system. Criminal records for teenage offenders would be sealed, and adults could apply to have their records expunged.
The REDEEM Act would limit how long a person must answer employer questions about past convictions. Job applicants with a criminal record, even for low-level offenses, often find it difficult to find employment, the article notes. The act would also repeal the ban on federal welfare benefits for people convicted of non-violent drug violations who complete substance abuse treatment.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Sentencing Commission voted to reduce terms for low-level drug traffickers who are already incarcerated. More than 46,000 drug offenders will be eligible for early release from prison. The sentences could be reduced by an average of more than two years, unless Congress stops the plan by November 1.
Each offender’s petition will be considered individually by federal judges. None of them will be released before November 1, 2015.
In April, the Commission voted to reduce the base offense for criminals caught with various amounts of drugs. The new vote makes the reduced sentencing guidelines retroactive for most drug traffickers.
Homeowners’ Associations Are Dealing with Marijuana Conflicts
July 31st, 2014/
Many homeowners’ associations are dealing with conflicts among neighbors about marijuana use, in states where the drug is legal for medical or recreational use, theAssociated Press reports. The associations are also grappling with disputes about growing marijuana and hemp.
Associations cannot ban members from using marijuana in their homes if the drug is legal. But they can regulate its use as a nuisance or as a threat to children if neighbors can see or smell marijuana, the article notes.
“The fact that people may be legally entitled to smoke doesn’t mean they can do it wherever they want, any more than they could walk into a restaurant and light up a cigarette,” said Richard Thompson, who owns a management consulting company in Portland, Oregon for condominium and homeowners’ associations.
In his own condo development, neighbors complain about marijuana smoke in the warmer weather, when people are out on their patios and have the windows down, he told the AP.
“What we’re really seeing more now is regulating the associations’ common areas,” such as playgrounds and homeowners’ porches, said Erin McManis, a Phoenix laywer whose firm represents many homeowners’ associations.
New Electronic Device and Mobile App Designed to Detect ‘Date Rape’ Drugs in Drinks
July 31st, 2014/
A company in Toronto is developing a new electronic device and mobile app to detect ‘date rape’ drugs in drinks, according to CNN Money.
The product, called Personal Drink ID (pd.id), sends an alert to a person’s phone if it detects their drink has been drugged. The device, which measures 3.5 inches long, looks like a small USB key, the article notes. It can be dipped in and out of a drink, and is small enough to fit in a pocket or purse.
The company’s founder, J. David Wilson, said he expects to release pd.id in April, at a cost of $75.
Earlier this year, researchers in Singapore announced they have developed a new test that can detect the date-rape drug GHB in drinks. GHB is predominantly a central nervous system depressant. It can be produced in clear liquid, white powder, tablet, and capsule forms. Because GHB is odorless and tasteless, it can be slipped into someone’s drink without detection. The drug incapacitates people who ingest it, making them vulnerable to sexual assault.
The researchers mixed a fluorescent compound with a sample of drink containing GHB and found the mixture changed color in less than 30 seconds. They said the color change was seen in clear and light-colored drinks, including water and vodka. Better lighting was needed to see the change in darker drinks, such as cola and whiskey. They are working with product designers to come up with a portable detection kit within a year.
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