Editorial: Issues Involving 'Safety Center' Must Be Resolved

Editorial: Issues involving 'safety center' must be resolved
Nonviolent offenders with mental illnesses or addictions would be sent there for treatment instead of incarcerated at the Knox County Detention Facility on Maloneyville Road in Northeast Knox County. The 22-bed facility would treat up to 4,000 people a …
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Jubinville: Judges must understand drug abuse
These same studies underscore the reality that treating people for addiction cost less than criminalizing them. It's also an effective crime fighting tool because treatment interrupts the escalating cycle, preventing the most severe of crimes. I …
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Heroin overdose deaths surpass cocaine fatalities in Milwaukee County
Heroin, a highly addictive opiate, is often lethal. Increasing purity levels, combined with a high risk of overdose after treatment or incarceration, can have fatal consequences. In a decade, the percentage of overdose deaths attributed solely to …
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Neurostimulation Lowers Need for Opioids in Chronic Pain
While the extent and suffering of chronic pain is becoming better recognized, the danger of opioids for addiction, diversion or misuse is well known. Long-term opioid use can lead to the … Consensus committee authors believe that when appropriately …
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