Drug Treatment Is Better Than Jail
Drug Treatment is Better than Jail – Dr. Sack tells us why treating addicts is better than just sending them to jail. If you are concerned that you or a loved one may be abusing drugs or alcohol, please call (800) 914-6775 to learn more about the drug and alcohol recovery programs available at the Elements family of treatment centers.
Mom suspected of duct-taping child goes to rehab
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WESTPORT — A Westport woman, accused of duct-taping her child to a chair while she and her boyfriend went into another room to smoke crack, had her bond lowered Tuesday at Norwalk Superior Court and was admitted to a drug rehabilitation program …
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Plan to End Methadone Use at Albuquerque Jail Prompts Alarm
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“Addiction needs to be treated like any other health issue,” said Maggie Hart Stebbins, a county commissioner who supports the program. “If we can treat addiction at the jail to the point where they stay clean and don't reoffend, that saves us the cost …
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Sentences handed down Friday
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Bobby L. Jones, 22, of Park Hills, was sentenced to seven years in prison for violating the probation he received for second-degree burglary. The judge will consider releasing him on a new term of probation if he completes a 120-day drug treatment program.
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