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Aug 25, 2020

D.C. Struggled To Provide Continuous Care For Drug Users In Its Criminal Justice System, Report Finds

The report showed that “virtually no one” received complete continuity of care for substance use disorders before, during or after incarceration in the D.C. Jail.

Jan 11, 2013

D.C. to Combine Mental Health and Drug Treatment Agencies Into New Department of Behavioral Health

The District will blend its Department of Mental Health and a Department of Health office devoted to combatting substance abuse into a new, consolidated agency, Mayor Vince Gray said today.

Jul 24, 2011

D.C. Called One of the Top “Booziest States In America”

A recent survey released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found that nearly a quarter of Americans admitted to binge drinking and 8.4 percent have used an illicit drug in the past month. CBS spun the data into a list of the “Booziest states in America,” with D.C. ranking third. Evidently CBS overlooked the fact that D.C. is not a state.

 
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