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By: Joseph Spencer According to the New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) 1 million in funding continues to support core prevention, treatment and recovery services; expanded clinical services to support 2009 Paterson Drug Law Reforms; and allows for continued progress in a number of major initiatives currently under way throughout the OASAS system of 1550 programs serving110,000 New Yorkers on any given day. Here in Jefferson County it is estimated that roughly 13% of our population is currently struggling with one or more addiction issues. That translates into nearly 4000 people just in Watertown alone. That makes Jefferson County one of the highest concentrations of addicted persons (per capita) outside of New York City. These people are currently addicted to a substance/behavior that is destructive to not only them and their families but to all of us as well. It is very clear that this is an issue that needs or attention at every level of our community. Addicts are not THOSE people they are OUR people. For years (locally and federally) addiction has been looked upon as an abhorrent behavior by law enforcement and as a disease with in the medical community. There is reason to lend credibility to both points of view. The police see the addictive behavior day in and day out in a person or persons who may seem erratic, violent and at times certainly unreasonable. While the medical community, on the other hand sees a person that is ...
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