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Sheriff says county’s medication-assisted recovery program for inmates is moving forward
Summary
Effingham County Sheriff reported that the county has enrolled inmates in a medication-assisted recovery (MAR) program designed to treat opioid addiction, and that the program is progressing.
Effingham County Sheriff told the county board the jail’s medication-assisted recovery (MAR) program for people with opioid addiction is moving forward and that a small number of people have enrolled.
“We do have a couple people in our, our program that are signed up,” the sheriff said, noting the county is "moving ahead with that project." When asked what MAR means, the sheriff replied, "Medication assisted recovery in the jail… It's for addiction. People suffering from opioid addiction." The remarks were recorded during elected-official reports.
The transcript records the program status as a departmental update; no board action, funding vote, or implementation timeline was recorded in the meeting minutes.
