Study Reveals Increase in Treatment Admissions for Drug Abuse

Proposed Specialty Court for Drug/Alcohol Abuse and Mental Health
Montana has 22 specialty drug abuse courts in the state, and now some in Helena are looking to start a similar system there. The proposed specialty court would cater to offenders with drug and alcohol issues as well as mental health problems. Drug courts operate under a specific model that combines intensive judicial supervision, mandatory drug testing and treatment – in an effort to break the …

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Proposed Specialty Court for Drug/Alcohol Abuse and Mental Health
The proposed specialty court would cater to offenders with drug and alcohol issues as well as mental health problems. Drug courts operate under a specific model that combines intensive judicial supervision, mandatory drug testing and treatment – in an effort to break the cycle of abuse.

Read more on KFBB Great Falls

Study reveals increase in treatment admissions for drug abuse
From 1998 to 2008 there were marked changes in some patterns of substance use treatment admissions according to a study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Although the concurrent abuse of both alcohol and drugs has remained widespread, the proportion of treatment admissions for the co-abuse of these substances has declined gradually yet significantly …

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