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Confronting a deadly opioid plague that demands more attention
Posted on October 25, 2017 by Lauren Rilling

Confronting a deadly opioid plague that demands more attention

 

Addicts also can benefit from incentives to get clean. Writing in National Affairs, American Enterprise Institute scholar Sally Satel notes the proven value of drug courts, which can deter drug abuse through “swift, certain and fair consequences when participants fail drug tests or commit other infractions.” They also can encourage offenders to get regular injections of opioid blockers that prevent pleasurable highs.

 

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