Drug Treatment Far Cheaper Than Jail

Published March 28, 2013

Drug treatment far cheaper than jail

Filed under: drug abuse treatments

So the emphasis now shifts to the second most important issue this year, overcrowded prisons that can be traced directly to West Virginia's growing substance abuse problems. Increased impetus for legislative action surfaced during a committee hearing …
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UN Report Slams Cruel Drug Treatment as "Torture"

Filed under: drug abuse treatments

Compulsory "treatment" for drug addiction in some parts of the world is "tantamount to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment," according to report last month from the UN's special rapporteur on torture and other degrading treatments and …
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Bank robber Stephen Reid given day parole for substance–abuse treatment

Filed under: drug abuse treatments

The Parole Board of Canada has granted day parole to Stephen Reid, but only to attend a substance-abuse program, Patrick Storey, parole board spokesman, confirmed Thursday. As soon as a treatment bed becomes available, Reid will be granted day …
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