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ITHACA, NY -- The Ithaca Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program (LEAD), an organization dedicated to reorienting typical responses to crimes and helping those suffering from addiction, poverty and mental health issues, was awarded a $900,000 grant, the City of Ithaca announced Nov. 25.  The grant was awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP) which similarly works to support access to treatment and recovery ser...

Cameron spoke with Local 6s Shamarria Morrison.  Community health organizations are still trying to get a handle on how to help people in our area. Kentucky has one of the highest opioid related death rates in the country. At Turning Point Treatment Center in Paducah, the team has learned it takes a village to save anyone. "When a individual walks in, a lot of times they need a little hope," Turning Point program director Shamike Stiles said. "Sometimes that does come in the form of finical ...

And doctors and mike got more comfortable with cannabis and what strains to use. >> i like that dosage, though. >> he got the medical marijuana card and like kyle turley, went to the dispensary and found strains that worked for him. >> leg and foot. this would be good for my ankle right here. >> but also like kyle, it was a risky decision. remember, what we told you earlier. marijuana, even nonpsychoactive cbd, is banned in the nfl so mike had to be careful not to test positive. he was willing, ...

Marijuana, even non-psych owe active cbd, is banned in the nfl so mike had to be careful not to test positive. he was willing, however, to take the chance. but then -- mikes luck ran out. a couple of months later. >> marijuana positive test. >> the nfl put mike in their substance abuse program. but -- what if he continued to test positive? >> it could ban me from the league forever because of marijuana. >> and it could happen any day. an uncertainty mike was not willing to live with as the 2018 ...

Risky decision. remember, what we told you earlier. marijuana, even non-psych owe active cbd, is banned in the nfl so mike had to be careful not to test positive. he was willing, however, to take the chance. but then -- mikes luck ran out. a couple of months later. >> marijuana positive test. >> the nfl put mike in their substance abuse program. but -- what if he continued to test positive? >> it could ban me from the league forever because of marijuana. >> and it could happen any day. an uncert...

They willfuly investigate and support him entering a substance abuse program. they wont comment any further and also reports of a history of bad judgment. a lot of this taking place during his years at politico, an eight-year run he had at politico. this is a story well continue to watch. but glenn thrush, you didnt hear as much about these allegations because charlie rose was happening at the same time. howard kurtz. thanks for staying on top of all this for us. >> eric: president trump and tha...

Illegal inmate-made wine from a mixture of rotting fruit, sugar and bread. >> i used to get drunk. and i used to start fights. and one day they sent me to confinement to the hole for extortion. a guy said -- he owed me money for wine he bought. and i jumped on him. and when i was in confinement, like, my high power, we call god, revealed itself to me and said its time to get your life right. i stayed in that confinement cell for 90 days. then they transferred me to another prison. when i got to ...

Another prison. when i got to the other prison i started making n.a. and a.a. meetings. i starting going to church, reading the bibland studying. >> jones served 18 years of a 25-year sentence at a florida state prison before he was released on parole. he moved into the noah house, a residential substance abuse program in tampa. >> they help ex-offenders get a fresh start in life. they help you to stay straight. you know, i wanted to stay straight. i didnt want to go back to prison. i always, yo...

They gave you 90 days, 80 days are stayed and you did a remaining ten days here. and you got released. which means if you get into anymore trouble its really up to your magistrate to decide what theyre going to do with you. if they dont take advantage prior to that to the services this court offers, theyre screwed. i know that sounds very cold, but realistically thats the way it is. they will only be a number. the adult system will not coddle you. you wont be held by your hand to make sure you d...

Got released, which means if you get into anymore trouble its really up to your magistrate to decide what theyre going to do with you. if they dont take advantage prior to 18 theyre screwed. i know that sounds very cold, you know, but realistically thats the way it is. they will only be a number. the adult system will not coddle you. you wont be held by your hand to make sure that you do your substance abuse program or that you do your family counseling or that you take your medication. you know...