State Jails Struggle With Lack of Treatment, Rehab Programs

Published January 17, 2013

State jails struggle with lack of treatment, rehab programs

Filed under: drug treatment programs

Some of the proposals likely to be considered during the upcoming legislative session include requiring all state jail felons to be sentenced first to community supervision rather than incarceration; restarting intensive drug- and alcohol-treatment …
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UAMS reaches milestone with meth addiction treatment

Filed under: drug treatment programs

The drug could also be used in emergency room settings to treat overdose victims, but mainly as a starting point for getting a meth user into a treatment program. According to InterveXion's web site, it requires several weeks to generate effective …
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Drugs are Dedham's biggest problem, new task force says

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There are also treatment programs, especially in the city of Quincy, some of which train people to use Narcan, a product that temporarily reverses the effects of drugs in the system and can save lives during an overdose. However, drugs continue to be …
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