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Substance Abuse Program Being Cut
By delmarvanow.com
Published: 05/07/2010

SALISBURY -- Twelve inmates at the Wicomico County Detention Center are enrolled in a rigorous substance abuse treatment program, one that past graduates have credited for saving their lives.

Only two will have a chance to finish the program, said George Kaloroumakis, the interim detention center director.

That's because the Department of Corrections, told to cut its budget by about $666,000 next year, will pull the plug on its Rehabilitation Substance Abuse Treatment program in June, he said. There is no disputing RSAT has helped dozens of drug-addicted men get their lives on track and stay out of prison, but ultimately the decision came down to one unavoidable fact, Kaloroumakis said.

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