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Newshawk: Harvey Pendrake
Pubdate: Mon, 10 Feb 2003
Source: Omaha World-Herald (NE)
Copyright: 2003 Omaha World-Herald Company
Contact:
Website: http://www.omaha.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/320
Author: Henry J. Cordes
OFFENDERS' ADDICTIONS OFTEN GO UNTREATED
Whenever a criminal goes out in search of opportunity, he's almost sure to
have a partner in crime: substance abuse.
Seventy-five percent to 85 percent of inmates coming into Nebraska's
prisons need treatment for drug or alcohol addiction.
A 2001 federal study found that 69 percent of those arrested in Omaha
tested positive for drug use - and that was of those who agreed to the
screening.
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