Drug Abuse in Prison


 

Drug Abuse in Prison – Alex, a recovering heroin addict discusses what it was like getting hooked on heroin while in prison. He explains how heroin and other drugs get into prison. Alex also discusses how his addiction continued after he was released from prison and how he managed to become sober.

 

Drug treatment failure leads to prison term for Falls man

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LOCKPORT – Lester Lamar Jr. paid the price Thursday for washing out of the judicial diversion program of court-supervised drug treatment: five years in state prison and three years of post-release supervision. That's the punishment Niagara County Judge …
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Our Opinion: Treatment courts save tax money, restore lives

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More than 12,000 defendants have completed substance abuse programs successfully in Missouri's 20-year history of the courts. • Among adults who … Diverting 3,000 of those adult offenders from prison saved an estimated $ 50 million. We consider those …
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Woman conquers decades of addiction

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She will celebrate today when she graduates from the Women in Need Court, a city of Las Vegas program that helps redirect women like Dexter into rehab instead of jail. "It's about healing women with broken spirits," said Debbie Jackson, the program's …
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