New Athens County drug rehab program graduates first class

The Athens County Vivitrol Program will graduate 33 people Wednesday.It is the only rehabilitation program in the state-run through the prosecutor’s office.Prosecutor Keller Blackburn started the program about a year and a half ago. Vivitrol is a drug that prevents the high from opiates.The participants receive Vivitrol shots and participate in group and individual counseling while being monitored by Blackburn’s office.The Vivitrol program differs from drug courts in that the partici