Giving It a Shot –

April 28, 2019 – The hope is that the ease of it all will lighten their burdens and clear barriers on the path to better lives, said Municipal Court Judge Eileen Paley, one of the drivers behind the program. There’s no question that it is a different approach, but a necessary one, Klein said. When it comes to treating underlying addictions and mental-health needs, the criminal-justice system has “been an abysmal failure,” Klein said. “It’s ruined lives and it has cost billions nationally and we have nothing to show … that what we’re doing did anything to make people’s lives better. Seventy-seven people remain engaged in treatment and are still a part of the program.

Staying on Vivitrol six to 12 months is the average, Gurwin said. Get the person clean, get their brain clean. We know the brain will heal,” Moses said. “The Vivitrol gives a person time to work on their underlying issues in treatment with a clear mind.”

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