US Drug Courts Favor Treatment for Addiction Over Jail Time

Published April 20, 2014

US Drug Courts Favor Treatment for Addiction Over Jail Time
Play video (2:49). US Drug Courts Favor Treatment for Addiction Over Jail Time. 2 days. Nightly News Drug courts allow those whose crimes are rooted in addiction to avoid prison and seek treatment. For some heroin addicts, this program was a life-saver.
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But Ray Tamasi, who runs Gosnold, a network of addiction treatment facilities on Cape Cod, says the benefits of Vivitrol have persuaded him to use it instead of traditional treatment drugs that can themselves be addictive. “[Vivitrol] does seem to help …
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