Editorial: Southwest's chance to defeat drug addiction   The Roanoke Times, Sunday, December 11, 2011

Federal Veterans Treatment Court is the first of its kind in VA, third in the nation   Joe Dashiell - Reporter, WBDJ7.com, Dec. 13, 2011

Richmond Drug Court Participants Get Thanksgiving Dinners

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You, too, have a role in combating drug abuse

October 30, 2011, The Roanoke Times

By Timothy J. Heaphy, United States attorney for the Western District of VA

Over the past several months, The Roanoke Times has appropriately run a number of articles and editorials regarding the prevalence of prescription and illegal drug abuse in Southwest Virginia. The most recent, "We need an Rx against drug abuse" (Oct. 12 commentary), stated, "We desperately need a new approach to fight the drug problem instead of the lock 'em up and throw away the key mentality of the past."

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Newport News Adult Drug Court Highlight Links...

Newport News Adult Drug Treatment Court September 19, 2011 Graduation & Clips from September 26, 2011 Play presented by Drug Court Participants

Newport News Adult Drug Treatment Court 2011 Drug Court Graduation Video

Sept. 22, 2011, Daily Press - Newport News Drug Court improves lives, graduates say