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ADDICTION CRACKDOWN SEES HUGE RISE IN PRISONERS GETTING CLEAN

  • Thousands of prisoners join drug-free wings as war on addiction ramps
  • up to 100 special blocks in prisons by 2025 alongside abstinence based units
  • new wings and tough security to clean up prisons and cut crime

…The government is also investing in up to 18 drug recovery wings where prisoners can go through 6 months of intensive abstinence-based treatment to break their reliance on methadone as well as dangerous substances….

“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” – World Health Organization.

Read the full article at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/addiction-crackdown-sees-huge-rise-in-prisoners-getting-clean