Treatment, Not Prison, Urged for Addictions

Published February 6, 2014

Treatment, not prison, urged for addictions
"The key thing is to eliminate the queue," said Hunt, a member of the mental health and substance abuse committee, referring to the lag between a court appearance and rehabilitation. "That's because if someone needs help today, they need help today …
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Cuomo: I-STOP has had 'tremendous success' curbing drug abuse
A new online system called I-STOP that's used to track prescription drugs is helping to curb drug abuse across New York, state officials said Monday. More than 66,000 health care professionals have run more than 7 million individual prescription checks …
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