A Kentucky County's Recovery from Opioid Crisis Could Be a Model for Tennessee | Opinion

Reentry & Recovery Support
Written By Rulo Strategies

If we pretend that everyone that has made a mistake...should get some sort of economic death penalty where they can never get a job again, we will never overcome this problem.' Harlan County, Kentucky, a rural area with high overdose rates, is emerging as a model for addiction recovery. The county has implemented various recovery programs, drug courts, and transportation services, all funded by opioid settlement money. 

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