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Online petition with 5,700 signatures supports mandatory ‘recovery camps’ for drug addicts who overdose

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

by Akron Beacon Journal

Following a huge showing at a heroin awareness rally in Akron this week, an online petition gathered signatures from more than 5,700 people demanding Ohio be placed in a state of emergency to fight the drug epidemic.

Carter said she hoped an emergency declaration would allow the government to set up detoxification centers for addicts to rid themselves of their dependency on drugs, as well as what she called “recovery camps” where addicts who overdose would be placed into mandatory, three-month inpatient drug treatment. The programs could be funded by cutting money to environmental protection initiatives and research grants, she said.

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