Rapid Referral Program Highlighted in NYT Blog

Published January 12, 2013

Rapid Referral Program highlighted in NYT blog

Filed under: drug abuse treatment association

David Bornstein, a commentator on “social innovation,” praised the approach, which allows young people arrested for a crime to receive substance and drug abuse treatment more promptly. The program is a partnership between Spectrum, a substance abuse …
Read more on vtdigger.org

Report: Invest in Drug Treatment Instead of Punishment

Filed under: drug abuse treatment association

Douglas Denton, executive director of Homeward Bound, a Dallas-based substance abuse treatment center, said that for people who suffer from addiction — which is classified by the American Medical Association as a diagnosable chronic disease akin to …
Read more on MyHighPlains