Drug Court Helps Addicts Break the Cycle

Published April 15, 2013

Drug court helps addicts break the cycle

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The program, founded in January 2008, focuses on providing an alternative to prison for non-violent, repeat drug offenders by treating their drug addiction and breaking the cycle of re-offending. Today: History of drug court. Coming next Sunday … Read more on Galesburg Register-Mail

David Sheff makes a 'Clean' sweep of addiction in USA – USA Today

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David Sheff, 57, author of the best-selling memoir Beautiful Boy, the tale of his son Nic's addiction to heroin and crack, is not done with the subject. His new book …. Many doctors are stuck in the idea that addiction is a choice, and they don't … Read more on USA TODAY

Written by Dick Price

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A New Way of Life-“Each time I got out of prison, I was dropped off downtown with no ID, no Social Security card, $ 200 in my pocket—and no place to go,” said Burton, who began her women's re-entry program in 1998 after four stints in California … Read more on City Watch