New Denver Program Starts Heroin Treatment In Jail

DENVER (CBS4) – Heroin and opioid use in the Denver area is being described as an epidemic by health experts and law enforcement. And professionals in the local courts will tell you one of the biggest issues they face is the number of criminal offenders coming into jails with addiction issues.
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“In the last two years, we’ve seen a 47 percent increase in participants into our drug court that indicate heroin or other opioids are their primary drug of choice,&rdq