Substance Abuse Treatment for Non Violent Drug Offenders – How do we motivate referrals to enter and comply with treatment? What happens when they don’t comply? Do all drug offenders need drug treatment?

Pregnant addicts to get treatment

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In the three weeks since the project was launched, Corbett said, they've had two women ask to get into substance-abuse treatment. (Page 2 of 2). He said Kentucky Spirit pays for the care – even residential treatment, which is not required by Kentucky …
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Rural substance abuse starts young

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Substance abusers treated in rural areas are more likely than substance abusers in urban treatment centers to be non-Hispanic whites 18 to 25 years old, report primarily alcohol abuse or abuse of non-heroin opiates such as Oxycontin or Vicodin, and …
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