$6 Million Study Will Seek To Break Cycle Of Chemical Dependence And Incarceration
After serving time, prisoners battling heroin addiction, mental illness and HIV face many challenges as they re-enter society. As part of an effort to make this transition easier on both the prisoner and the community, researchers at the Yale University AIDS Program will study HIV prevention and drug treatment in soon-to-be released prisoners in Connecticut and Malaysia with funding from federal grants totaling $6.4 million.
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