Mississippi tackles opioid crisis with an alternative to prison

RANKIN CO., Miss. (WLBT) — An opioid crisis is sweeping across the country, creating both a health crisis and a crime problem. For many people arrested on drug charges, the path is predictable: jail, prison, and often, right back to drugs.

Cole Christman, Lauren Carver, and Anthony Mayfield all faced the same outcome without intervention: prison or death.

“I’d be in prison or dead,” Christman said…

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