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Posted: 10:09 PM Jan 13, 2009
Fed Up With Drug Addiction Program Successful for Local Inmates
Fed Up With Drug Addiction -- that's the name of a program seeing success in the Boyd County Jail.
Reporter: Bill Murray Email Address: bill.murray@wsaz.com |
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CATLETTSBURG, Ky. (WSAZ) -- Fed Up With Drug Addiction -- that's the name of a program seeing success in the Boyd County Jail.
The growing trend continues to be prescription drug abuse, with the grip of addiction so intense that it's changing lives forever.
There is an effort, however, to help people stay clean for good. Deborah Reeves helps run the drug court in Boyd County.
She said the trend she has seen in the last decade is the explosion of prescription drug addiction.
"They don't grow up and say, 'I'm going to be a drug addict, a pusher; I'm going to commit crimes, disappoint my family, lose my job. I'm going to prison and lose my life.' That's not their goal. That's the seriousness of this disease," Reeves said.
Jamie Cumpton and Tracy Robinette are among two of nearly 15 female inmates enrolled in a faith-based, structured, family-involved rehab program run by the Boyd County jailer and his wife. While the program has been around a while, the Fed Up with Drug Addiction program for women only kicked in around the holiday.
To learn more about this program and to hear from its participants, click on the video link above.
Latest Comments
I WAS IN THE FED UP PROGRAM AND BILL HAS HELPED ME TO UNDERSTND THAT MY LIFE CAN BE DIFFERENT AND THAT JUST BECAUSE I MADE MISTAKES IN MY LIFE DOESNT MAKE ME A BAD PERSON.I JUST GOT OUT 3 WEEKS AGO AND IM STILL CLEAN AND I PLAN ON STAYING THAT WAY.I NOW THAT I DONT NEED DRUGS IN MY LIFE AND BECAUSE PEOPLE TOOK THE TIME THE HELP ME SO TO ALL WHO SUPPORTED ME THANK YOU.GO IS A BJG PART OF MY LIFE NOW HE HLEPS ME WHEN THINGS GET BAD.LIFE IS GREAT NOW
whether you beleive drug addiction is a disease or choice it is REALITY.i see people everyday lose it all due to drug addiction.the burchetts are trying to do something to help and in my opion should be rewarded with kind words and prayer.to the ones that are slamming them with negative words....what are you doing to help?
To those who think addiction isn't a disease, wait until it happens to someone you love. Then you'll want to learn all you can about brain chemistry and how to try and begin to get the brain to think normally again. To those who volunteer their time and talents to the Fed Up program, I thank you. Drug addiction has become an epidemic in our tri-state area and it won't get any better until it is addressed in a big way. Please accept my gratitude for what you are doing. To quote my pastor, "You are laying up treasures in heaven." Those having a compassionate heart will be blessed.
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