9th Judicial District Drug Court Saving Tax Dollars, Helping Addicts

9th Judicial District drug court saving tax dollars, helping addicts

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The program has graduated a total of only 121 people in the seven-year period from January 2005 to June 2012, the last date for which statistics have been compiled, under rules and judicial guidance that is designed to give convicted felons an …
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'Heroin emergency' costing Jefferson County dearly

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Heroin has become the drug of choice in Jefferson County, fueling crimes, breeding unsafe living environments and hugely increasing the number of overdoses law enforcement around the county see each year. Each of those situations might pass through …
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Drug court alumni say they're proof that the program works

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Statistics are hard to come by and vary depending on who's citing them, and the programs are different in each county so it's hard to tell what works and what's wasting taxpayer and grant money. In Bucks County's drug … So far, 23 people have …
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Fighting opioid abuse: Melrose, region earn grant

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OxyContin isn't making local headlines as frequently as in the past, but other opioids, as well as heroin, are still a problem, according to statistics. A new grant allocation … The state Department of Public Health's Bureau of Substance Abuse …
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