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| Atlantic County inmate addiction program upheld as state model |
| By pressofatlanticcity.com- Nicole Leonard |
| Published: 08/07/2018 |
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PLEASANTVILLE — The success of an Atlantic County addiction treatment program for prison inmates was upheld by state leaders Monday as a leading example on how to combat an opioid epidemic that has devastated New Jersey communities. John Brooks Recovery Center and Atlantic County jail’s joint pilot program is the only one of its kind in the state that brings medication-assisted treatment like methadone to county inmates with opioid use disorder, and is something state officials hope to expand to other counties, but challenges remain. Program results showed that the county saw expanded access to medication treatment for 345 high-risk inmates, and reduced overdose cases and recidivism among Atlantic County’s incarcerated population. Read More. |
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