...  treatment statistics New $ 15M fund for addiction treatment 'a great start,' advocates says. Oct 19, 2012 Betty-Lou Kristy, who lost her only child to an opioid addiction, said the province's commitment to spend $ 15 million to expand treatment of drug addictions will save … Read more on Waterloo Record  Barrow's specialty courts hold graduation Filed under: drug abuse treatment statistics The drug and mental health courts are designed to offer nonviolent offenders alternative treatment than what they would receive in jail. Statistics show graduates are less likely to return to jail and that the programs save taxpayers money. For every … Read more on Barrow County News Tags: drug abuse treatment, mental health, addiction treatment, drug abuse, alternative treatment, drug addictions ...