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| New program offered at jail helps inmates beat drug addiction |
| By highlandstoday.com- Jay Meisel |
| Published: 08/11/2016 |
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SEBRING — For Brian Pearce, the path to becoming a drug addict came through his friends. While incarcerated at the Highlands County Jail this week, Pearce recalled that when his friends started using drugs he became curious and tried them. Since then, he said, he’s been unsuccessful in trying to quit using the drugs. Even a drug rehab program didn’t help. But, he’s hoping a relatively new program offered at the Highlands County Jail will help him kick the addiction. The jail began offering monthly Vivitrol injections to inmates who are addicted to opiate drugs, such as heroin and oxycodone, and alcohol. Information provided by the jail states that Vivitrol makes it nearly impossible for an addict to get “high” by using the drug. Read More. |
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