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Program helps inmates break away from drugs

November 24, 1983
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Philadelphia Inquirer, November 24, 1983 The torn window screens and peeling paint are a contrast with the delicate scientific equipment in a room in the security unit at Oregon State Hospital. The equipment provides a fast, detailed analysis of prisoners’ urine in an integral part of a program called Cornerstone, which attempts to wean inmates […]

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Plan for alcoholics raises rights fears

February 10, 1983
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From The Oregonian, February 10, 1983

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Could you become a problem drinker?

December 11, 1955
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From The Oregonian, December 11, 1955. Not available elsewhere online. READ – Could you become a problem drinker? (PDF); from The American Weekly and syndicated in The Oregonian.

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International machinery develops new ways to fight narcotics

December 21, 1954
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From The Oregonian, December 21, 1954. Not available elsewhere online. READ – International machinery develops new ways to fight narcotics (PDF).

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New hope for alcoholics

November 29, 1953
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From The Oregonian, November 29, 1953. Not available elsewhere online. READ – New hope for alcoholics (PDF); from The American Weekly and syndicated in The Oregonian. This article, by James Munch, a pharmaceutical scientist at Temple University. The treatment he refers to may be antabuse. From Answers.com, “His sole claim to fame was that he […]

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My parents were alcoholics

March 4, 1951
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From The Oregonian, March 4, 1951. Not available elsewhere online. READ – My parents were alcoholics (PDF); from The American Weekly and syndicated in The Oregonian.

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Methadone – Boon or Menace?

July 3, 1949
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From the Oregonian, July 3 1949. Not available elsewhere online. READ – Methadone – Boon or Menace? (PDF); from The American Weekly and syndicated in The Oregonian.

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Seeking the truth about barbiturates

March 27, 1949
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From The Oregonian, March 27, 1949. Not available elsewhere online. READ – Seeking the truth about barbiturates (PDF); from The American Weekly and syndicated in The Oregonian.

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Fewer Go Insane State Hospital Head Gives Credit to Prohibition

October 21, 1916
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From The Oregonian, October 21, 1916

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