Inmates to Get Addiction Treatment

Inmates to get addiction treatment

Filed under: drug abuse treatment

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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Burglar will get drug–abuse treatment — once he finishes jail term for not …

Filed under: drug abuse treatment

He requested the defendant spend four to six months in a community-based corrections facility (CBCF), a type of prison which focuses on substance abuse treatment and education. "It's pretty clear he needs to get this under control. He wants treatment …
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Tomblin Right On Drug Abuse

Filed under: drug abuse treatment

A third very promising recommendation from the governor's panel was to do a better job of evaluating whether substance abuse treatment programs really work. Doing so could save taxpayers money that could be directed instead to effective treatment.
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