Replacing Prison Terms With Drug Abuse Treatment Could Save Billions in …

Published February 1, 2013

Replacing Prison Terms with Drug Abuse Treatment Could Save Billions in …

Filed under: drug abuse treatments

Newswise — RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Sending drug abusers to community-based treatment programs rather than prison could help reduce crime and save the criminal justice system billions of dollars, according to a new study by researchers at …
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Inmates to get addiction treatment

Filed under: drug abuse treatments

The treatment program will be offered, beginning Saturday, through a partnership between Lorain County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services and the Lorain County Sheriff's Office. Thomas Stuber, chief operating officer of the drug abuse service, said the …
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Therapy ineffective for opioid addiction

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The study's lead author, Yale School of Medicine professor David Fiellin, said in a January press release that the study could have significant implications for the field of substance abuse treatment. CBT had previously been considered an important …
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