What Do They Do About Heroin Addicts and Alcoholics in Jail?
Question by : what do they do about heroin addicts and alcoholics in jail?
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Answer by WRG
It’s called forced detox. It is ugly.
Answer by Bruce
They do have a nurse on staff that monitors them. If it gets bad enough, they will take them to the… Continue reading
Medication an Effective Tool in Fighting Addiction
Medication an effective tool in fighting addiction
Medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction has been shown in multiple rigorous clinical trials to increase the likelihood that patients will be able to remain abstinent from the heroin or prescription opioids like oxycodone that fueled their …
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Louisville to Pay $160K to Dead Inmate's Family
Louisville to pay 0K to dead inmate's family
The city has agreed to pay $ 160,000 to the family of a heroin addict who died in 2012 while detoxing at the city jail. Savannah Sparks, 27, received scant medical attention for days, despite obvious signs of a fierce withdrawal, Louisville… Continue reading
'He'S Gone Forever': A Somerville Family Looks Back on Years of Addiction
'He's gone forever': A Somerville family looks back on years of addiction
At the hospital, the doctor confirmed it: Alex had overdosed on heroin at a restaurant in Davis Square. … But according to activists, these deaths are not a new occurrence and are exclamation points on a deeper, decades-old… Continue reading
Call to Expand Drug Treatment in Prison
Call to expand drug treatment in prison
The report, detailed in the Irish Examiner yesterday, found very high lifetime, recent and current drug usage among inmates, particularly of cannabis and prescription tablets, such as tranquillisers and sedatives. A team of researchers, … One finding …
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