Editorial: To Fight Meth, More Focus on Treatment

Published July 28, 2013

Editorial: To fight meth, more focus on treatment

Filed under: drug treatment program statistics

The statistics are daunting. Forty percent of men arrested in Sacramento test positive for meth, according to the Office of National Drug Control Policy. That compares with 13 percent in Denver and less than 1 percent in New York, Chicago and Atlanta …
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VIDEO: In case you missed it — Dutchess must find answers to the jail conundrum

Filed under: drug treatment program statistics

Housing inmates in other county jails when the Dutchess jail is full causes court delays and prevents housed-out inmates from partaking in local rehabilitation programs and seeing their families. The state Commission of … Last year, former jail …
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Little evidence harm reduction reduces harm

Filed under: drug treatment program statistics

They boast of good results in connecting addicts to treatment but convincing evidence is lacking. The current campaign reports significant reductions in drug overdoses, yet the Government of British Columbia Selected Vital Statistics and Health Status …
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