State Opens Women's Prison Near Sacramento

Published January 15, 2013

State opens women's prison near Sacramento

Filed under: drug abuse treatment programs

The first of 203 women will arrive next week at the prison, which is 25 miles east of the state capital. A second unit to house the remaining 200 inmates will open in the spring. The prison will offer substance abuse treatment, education and vocational …
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Substance Abuse Fuels Incarceration

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States such as California, weighing the costs, chose to invest in treatment programs. “According to the California Drug and Alcohol Treatment Assessment (CALDATA), every $ 1 invested in substance abuse treatment has a return of $ 7 in cost savings from …
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Conway touts Kentucky crackdown on prescription abuse

Filed under: drug abuse treatment programs

… to Kentucky's Appalachian region where drug abuse is rampant and where the litigation originated. Kentucky sued Purdue Pharma in 2007 seeking reimbursement of money spent on law enforcement, drug treatment programs and Medicaid prescriptions.
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