Assignment Details

Scenario: You are member of a prisoner review board for a minimum-security facility in your state. Included among the inmates are a number of heroin addicts who were charged with possession crimes and some minor thefts through which they supported their habits.

Please include answers in your main post for the following questions:

• What are the methods of treatment for heroin addiction?
• What is the difference between heroin detoxification and heroin addiction treatment?
• What is the best method for ensuring the heroin addict does not return to heroin abuse? Does long-term incarceration play a role?