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Tired Of Being 'Dope Sick,' A Drug User Gets Help From Police To Get Sober

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Shannon McCarty in her new apartment in Everett, Wash. Shannon was a meth and heroin user, but is in recovery with the help of a police program that connects people who use drugs with services.

"Just continually putting people in jail, that's not doing anything for them," says an Everett, Wash. police officer who connected with one drug user, Shannon McCarty, and helped her get off drugs.

(Image credit: Dana McGlocklin for NPR)



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