Heroin at the Shore: Rehab centers struggle to keep up with demand
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It costs $ 49,000 a year to put a drug user in prison, but $ 24,000 for treatment to help them stay clean through an expansion of the state's drug court program, he said. In an effort to reform treatment of nonviolent drug offenders and to broaden their …
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Lawmakers eye treatment options for heroin abuse
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Chris Christie last week estimated that it costs New Jersey roughly $ 24,000 to treat an addict through the state's drug court program, but $ 49,000 to jail them for a year. Treatment providers are another area with problems. In the U.S., less than 6 …
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2 sentenced in Lake Oswego baron robbery
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… in prison. Some of that time could include alternative supervision programs, as she hopes to receive drug abuse treatment while incarcerated, attorneys said. … And I want for you to be motivated to make every day that you spend in prison count …
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