addiction

A new state hospital will likely be proposed to the 2021 Legislature.Governor Burgum had proposed building a new state hospital in his 2019 executive…

Recovery from severe drug addiction often requires a lot of time, a lot of effort and separation from drug using friends. Sometimes prison is the only…

A conversation about Addiction and Incarceration with North Dakota Senator Judy Lee and Representative Kathy Hogan.Figuring out how to reduce overcrowding…

Journeys Through Justice is a new series of stories and interviews about people caught in North Dakota’s Criminal justice system. A large majority of the…

North Dakota's addiction treatment.

At the time, it was a very controversial decision – to build a new prison facility on the grounds of the state hospital in Jamestown.But retiring state…

The retiring director of the North Dakota Department of Human Services says she’s proud of a new program to help treat people who have chronic addictions…