“Graveyard or Prison Yard” – If not for VVSD’s treatment program, Jim Gaston says he would have ended up in either the graveyard or the prison yard. Now a culinary specialist at VVSD, Jim has fought his way out of more than 30 years of substance abuse. Jim epitomizes what VVSD offers and the dedication of our staff.
Losing Battle: Despite enforcement, drug problems persist
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Perhaps better drug abuse treatment programs, for both those in jails and prisons and West Virginians not yet caught in illegal acts, would help. So might harsher penalties for drug pushers and producers. Somehow, we have to win the war against drugs. Read more on Martinsburg Journal
Monroe County jail lacks rehab programs, inmates' relatives say
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There is a profound lack of rehabilitation programs for Monroe County Correctional Facility inmates, two women charged Tuesday. Delfine Grayson told the Monroe County Prison Board that her husband was sent last month to a drug rehab program in … Read more on Pocono Record
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Based on interviews with those people, The Hutchinson News estimates that the cost of drug-related crime – from investigation and arrest, to court, to probation, prison, parole and state-funded substance abuse treatment – comes to about $ 20 million a … Read more on Hutchinson News