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Too much need, too few resources to meet all of the demand for substance use treatment in NC prisons

By Rachel Crumpler Nearly eight out of 10 people entering the North Carolina state prison system in fiscal year 2021-22 had a substance use disorder in need of treatment, according to a report from the Department of Adult Correction. Those numbers come from screenings done as people were coming into the system. But there’s a […]