Pulaski County launches new Drug Court program

By Mike Wade/NRVCS mwade@nrvcs.org Officials in Pulaski County have developed a new strategy to help address their community’s well-documented struggles with substance abuse. The Pulaski County Adult Drug Treatment Court Program, which accepted its first participant in December, is designed as an alternative to incarceration for non-violent offenders with substance abuse-related charges. Spearheaded by the Honorable Marcus H. Long, Jr., 27th Circuit Court Judge, the Pulaski …

If you are using alcohol or other drugs and expecting a child – or think that you may become pregnant – you could be doing significant harm to your unborn baby. Fortunately, getting help is easy and New River Valley Community Services (NRVCS) gives priority to pregnant women who are using drugs and/or alcohol. As …

The Claremont Therapeutic Day Treatment Program recently had an open house to celebrate the major renovations at their site. Claremont, located in Pulaski, serves school aged clients who have been placed on homebound educational services by the school system due to behavioral, emotional, or medical issues. These students would typically receive one hour of educational …