Bogota Drug Treatment Centers Successful, Expansion Planned

Published February 1, 2013

Bogota drug treatment centers successful, expansion planned

Filed under: drug rehab treatment programs

Bogota's health secretary, Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo, said that the Mobile Drug Treatment Centers (CAMADs) had treated 1,764 drug addicts over the four month trial period, "736 of which were transferred to halfway houses or public hospitals," while …
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Lawsuit says drug training program violated rights

Filed under: drug rehab treatment programs

A federal lawsuit filed Friday says authorities participating in the Drug Recognition Evaluators program violated plaintiffs' rights and treated them like "guinea pigs" by giving them drugs, then leaving them high and unattended. The program trains …
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NT fighting drug perception battle

Filed under: drug rehab treatment programs

“In my personal experience having been in law enforcement for years, once you get on one of these drugs (the treatment programs) don't work very often. Unlike (Alcoholics Anonymous), they don't have a good track record so the prevention aspect becomes …
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Treatment, Not Jail, for the Mentally Ill

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For example, it needs to ensure that mentally ill people who receive drugs and treatment through the Medicaid program do not fall off the welfare rolls for bureaucratic reasons. This increases the risk that they will behave in ways that land them in …
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