Report cites shocking heroin treatment failures at U S clinics
The U S narcotics control centers rejected civilians seeking help for addiction while other addicts enlist or seek drugs in Vietnam. Comptroller General Elmer Staats found 47 percent of addicts rejected for treatment were sent back to streets with no follow-up. House hearings will probe federal rehabilitation lapses as centers near shutdown.
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Wilbur says heroin addicts evade strict urine tests and notes lax testing before June. New data show a reduced rate of heroin use among arrivals in the Mekong Delta during the most recent month of duty. Historically, many addicts begin within the first month of service.
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