Substance Abuse Treatment for Non Violent Drug Offenders – How do we motivate referrals to enter and comply with treatment? What happens when they don’t comply? Do all drug offenders need drug treatment?

Before fatal overdose, Hastings teen was in treatment — but did he get help?

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Steve Sorenson's son John died last year of a heroin overdose while he was supposed to be getting treatment from a drug and alcohol counselor. Sorenson later learned that the counselor, Patty Hanson, was trying to recruit him for a scheme selling …
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St. Charles County homeowner who allowed meth cook in his barn could be …

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However, Dale A. Lenze, 53, of the 2400 block of Branch Lane, could be placed on probation after completing a long-term substance abuse treatment program. Lenze pleaded guilty this week to manufacturing a controlled substance and was sentenced by …
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LIFE AFTER PRISON: Woman said trip to jail during addiction helped turn her …

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And best of all, the state provided a substance abuse treatment program for those who qualified. Luckily Meghan did. Soon, she lived in a separate facility nearby with the other women enrolled in the Clean Living is Freedom Forever (CLIFF) program. At …
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