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  • Meth series: Family drug courts fight rising tide of meth-fueled child abuse and neglect

    Kathleen J. Bryan

    December 13, 2016 |

    The Montana Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Montana

    Montana saw the rise of child abuse and neglect cases due to parental substance abuse, particularly with those using methamphetamine. Family drug courts are reversing this trend due to a more holistic approach striving for permanency through rewards and sanctions program, frequent testing, and treatment.

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  • Boulder's Elkhorn Treatment Center: 'Silver bullet' for women fighting addiction

    Kathleen J. Bryan

    December 11, 2016 |

    The Montana Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Boulder, Montana

    The Montana prison system operates a pair of men's and women's treatment facilities that provide an intensive, nine-month treatment program for methamphetamine and opioid abuse that has shown high rates of success. Residents are seen not simply as prisoners or people with addiction, but as people needing empathy and life lessons in accountability and honesty. Therapy groups allow patients to share their stories of trauma. Various studies have shown the treatment centers have successfully graduated 75-95% of their patients.

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