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| State grant to give Vivitrol to inmates to curb addiction |
| By standardspeaker.com- Mark Gilger Jr. |
| Published: 02/27/2017 |
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A new program at the Schuylkill County Prison is underway to help inmates addicted to drugs and alcohol control their cravings as they prepare to re-enter the community. The state Department of Corrections awarded Schuylkill County a $108,512 grant to start a pilot program aimed at reducing relapse, recidivism and overdoses through counseling and Vivitrol, an injectable medication that reduces drug and alcohol cravings for about 30 days. “It is a non-narcodic-assisted treatment pilot program,” Melissa Kalyan, administrator of the county Drug & Alcohol program, said Wednesday. “It is already being done on the state level, and it is being expanded to the counties.” Gov. Tom Wolf announced in December that 13 counties would receive $1.5 million in state funding for the program. Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe and Northampton counties also are included. Read More. |
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