“Across the country, city and county leaders and law enforcement officials are leading the charge to discuss the opioid crisis and brainstorm how they can deliver appropriate services to inmates with addictions prior to their release to society. While correctional facilities around the country are trying to stem this epidemic by enhancing existing drug treatment services, high costs and remote locations deter all correctional facilities to physically bring a professional face-to-face on the enhanced basis some feel necessary. Yet, with new, advanced technology, inmates can receive treatment via video conferences.”
Read more at: http://americancityandcounty.com/blog/opioid-crisis-correctional-facilities-how-connected-treatment-can-help
Source: AmericanCityandCounty.com – January 3, 2018