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Our View: Jail drug treatment funds could end vicious cycle |
By centralmaine.com |
Published: 03/24/2017 |
About two of every three of the nation’s jail and prison inmates have a substance use disorder, but only 11 percent of those who are addicted receive treatment while incarcerated, according to a 2010 study. Though these are national figures, it’s likely that Maine — which had a record 378 overdose deaths last year — fits the same pattern. But new legislation offers cause for hope by making it possible for jail inmates to access addiction treatment while behind bars. Sponsored by Sen. Justin Chenette, a Saco Democrat, L.D. 377 would establish a Corrections Department grant program that would be designed with mandatory input from Maine’s sheriffs and county commissioners and pay up to half the cost of county jail-based drug treatment programs. Grants would be awarded based on need, local buy-in and county financial support. Applicants also must present evidence-based proposals — a category that covers everything from detoxification services and medication-assisted treatment to recovery coaching and faith-based treatment. Read More. |
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