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| Jail program offers reentry help for inmates |
| By business.toledoblade.com- Ryan Dunn |
| Published: 10/17/2017 |
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A newly released study of Lucas County jail inmates in a heroin-treatment program found many used the drug to self-medicate and suffered mental health problems. Officials surveyed 34 men in the Treatment Reentry Awareness Community. Surveyors reviewed the users' lives, and what drew them to heroin. Their findings largely depict a group repeatedly placed under arrest and facing a series of personal problems. Nearly 60 percent reported a diagnosed mental disorder, and 38 percent are unemployed. Half sought out heroin as a means to boost emotions and feelings. An additional 35 percent said the drug's low cost attracted them. Read More. |
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