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Need for more drug treatment

Description: Former addict working at treatment center explains that short-term detox program is not enough for drug users to get back on their feet. She recommends more treatment be available on demand.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/15/1990

Needle plan & Boston City Council

Description: Ray Flynn's six month trial needle exchange program gets hearing in City Council. Dr. George Lamb explains it; Dapper O'Neil opposes, Rosaria Salerno favors. Person shooting up. Intravenous drugs.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/11/1988

Needles distributor Jon Parker

Description: Jon Parker on a personal mission, distributes clean needles and bleach to intravenous drug users in exchange for their used works. Heroin addicts shooting up. Needle in arm with blood. Syringe. AIDS.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/13/1988

PRE-RELEASE CENTER

Description: NIGHT EXTERIOR OF CHARLOTTE HOUSE PRE-RELEASE CENTER IN DORCHESTER. halfway house
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/11/1985

Recovering addicts

Description: Three recovering addicts at Dimock Community Health Center oppose clean needle exchange and urge more drug treatment programs.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/30/1991

Shortage of detox centers

Description: DEARTH OF DRUG DETOX AND COUNSELING CENTERS IN BOSTON AREA. BOURNEWOOD HOSPITAL
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/29/1986

Southwood Community Hospital

Description: Administrators of substance abuse treatment units complain that reimbursement system is not addressed by universal health care bill. Southwood Community Hospital inside+out.Patient being x-rayed
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/14/1988

State funding for drug treatment

Description: Dukakis funds $5 million treatment program for drug addicts, especially intravenous needle users, to stem AIDS transmission. He disapproves of clean needle program. Sen. Kennedy. Person shooting up.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/12/1988

Teenage drug counselor

Description: Theresa Leger of Somerville is a teenage drug and alcohol counselor who encourages her contemporaries to speak out and stand up for themselves instead of following the crowd.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/13/1988

Underfunded human services

Description: Because of low funding, human service workers, specifically drug counselors, have very low incomes in inverse proportion to their commitment to the field.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/04/1988