Tag: substance use
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After terrorist attack, daughter’s death, suicide attempts, Colorado veteran pledges to help others
When terrorists blew up Marine Corps barracks in Beirut and killed 241 troops, Keith Hairston was among the sailors who volunteered to help recover bodies. The damage was severe following the Hezbollah truck bombings in the Marine Battalion Landing Team headquarters during 1983, he recalled. “I’m talking about body bagging arms, body bagging legs, heads,” Hairston…
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Divided appeals court rules child neglect determinations cannot hinge on uncertain effects of drug exposure
Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday that a recent change to the state’s child neglect laws requires more than just the possibility an infant exposed to drugs at birth will experience negative health effects in the future. Prior to 2020, a court could declare a child neglected if, among other things, they tested positive at…