Section 9-107. Narcotics treatment program  


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  • a. The commissioner of correction
      shall  establish  a  program for the treatment of heroin addicts through
      the use  of  methadone  hydrochloride  therapy.  The  program  shall  be
      available on a voluntary basis only to such inmates as apply, subject to
      a  medical  evaluation,  before  acceptance,  of  their  need  for  such
      treatment.
        b. The commissioner of correction shall provide for the continuance of
      such  treatment  by  establishing  parole  procedures   and   after-care
      evaluation  and  implementation  after the incarceration has terminated,
      during the period of parole.