More collaboration with SSAs sought in drug court program development. (cover story)

CRIMINAL law; CRIMINALS -- United States; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; SUBSTANCE abuse; UNITED States. Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration; GOVERNMENT policy; DRUG abusers; MEDICAL rehabilitation

The article discusses the need for more collaboration between state drug court grantees and state substance abuse agencies (SSAs). The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee released a report on fiscal year 2011 drug court funding within the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) which articulated an expectation that SSAs and the criminal justice system will work together to determine the most appropriate treatment options for substance abusers.