Research shows that substance abuse treatment is a money saver when compared to what it costs to incarcerate a criminal, the amount of money spent on child welfare cases, and opioid related medical costs. KOH’s Daniela Sonnino talks with Washoe County Judge Scott Freeman about Youth Offender Court, a way to get addicts 18 to 24 years old off opioids and back to being productive members of society in part 8 of our 10 part series a Prescription for Addiction: The Opioid Crisis in Nevada.
