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What Did You Do For NAMA Today?

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What Did You Do  For NAMA Today?

Vermont Patient Denied Medication Despite Court Order

Three years ago Keith Griggs, 40, was a strung out homeless addict. Today, after getting on a methadone program, Keith and his wife Tammy have worked hard at building a new life for themselves and their two children. Keith also just finished a one-year course of intensive chemotherapy for a life threatening blood disease, while working 7 days a week to support his family. When Keith was strung out he forged a check and was put in a program for nonviolent offenders.
Last month Keith was ordered to serve 15 days in jail because of a technical violation of his parole. During this time the Vermont Department of Corrections refused to allow him his methadone despite a court order. After ten days without his medication, and a lot of effort by advocates from NAMA and the Vermont Harm Reduction Coalition, the Vermont Department of Corrections released Griggs rather than comply with a court order that mandated the (continued on page 4)

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