Louisville Jail Struggles With Rising Inmate Medical Issues

Louisville jail struggles with rising inmate medical issues

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

In addition, seven inmates have died while in custody this year, up from just one inmate death in 2011. Many of those with medical conditions don't have health insurance, can't afford treatment or simply don't seek treatment because of substance abuse …
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Pain medication addiction reaching epidemic level

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In 2011, hydrocodone was the most prescribed drug in America, according to WebMD. At first, many in the medical community were not worried about drug addiction. If you give a pill to someone in pain, when the pain goes away they'll stop taking it …
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Rob after addiction

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And those might have been snippets from Rob's life if it hadn't been interrupted by alcohol and drugs. But at 24, Rob's a recovering addict. After spending several days in detox, he sought treatment in July 2011 at Unity Chemical Dependency outpatient …
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