Monitoring the Future Survey Showed Consistent Alcohol and Pot Use Among Teenagers A study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows that adolescent marijuana and alcohol use remained the same during the pandemic despite a noted decrease in availability. According to the June 24, 2021 press release, marijuana use and binge drinking among …
The Olympic Committee Is Prohibiting the Sale of Alcohol at the 2021 Games With less than a month to go, the Olympic committee announced that the sale of alcoholic beverages would be prohibited at the 2021 games. According to Kyodo News, the decision was made in an effort to hold a safe event amid …
PC 1001.36 and Mental Health Pretrial Diversion Penal Code 1001.36 allows for a court to grant pretrial diversion for individuals with diagnosable mental health disorders. There are several factors that determine a person’s eligibility for the program, including whether the offender’s mental disorder was a significant factor in the commission of the offense and …
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Avoiding the Statistics This Independence Day July 4th is quickly approaching and this year is shaping up to look vastly different than last. Most of the country is reopened and things resuming some sort of normalcy. People will be flocking to the beach, backyard pool parties, and nighttime festivities. Tragically, Independence Day also marks …
How Imposing a Tax on Alcohol Can Help Reduce Drinking and More Studies have shown that placing a tax on alcohol not only helps to create revenue for cities, counties, and more, but it can also help reduce drinking. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends several ways to help prevent excessive …
Teens and Young Adults Who Drink: The Scope of the Problem According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), underage drinking continues to be a serious public health problem. Alcohol is easily accessed in most households and used at an alarming rate with children as young as 12. A 2019 study …
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Criminal Offenses That Make a Defendant Statutorily Unable to Be Placed Into Mental Health Diversion Penal Code 1001.36 allows for a court to grant mental health diversion for certain offenders. A defendant must show that they suffer from a diagnosable qualifying mental disorder and must have a recent diagnosis by a qualified mental health expert. …
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Getting Your Case Dismissed with Mental Health Diversion California Penal Code 1001.36 defines when a court can grant pretrial diversion to a defendant suffering from a mental disorder. In order to be eligible, the defendant must suffer from a mental disorder identified in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of …
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