County Might Try Methadone Treatment to Help Curb Drug Use

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Santa Fe County is considering a program to supply inmates with methadone, a drug used to treat heroin addicts.

The jail might become one of the first in the nation to start inmates on the prescription medicine that staves off withdrawal and can help addicts break away from illegal drugs.

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County Might Try Methadone Treatment to Help Curb Drug Use

Many correctional institutions allow methadone providers to treat inmates who are already taking the drug.

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