The facility emphasized treatment of convalescing children, especially polio victims.
Private institutions, too, are emphasizing treatment for crack abusers.
It emphasizes counseling and treatment as opposed to merely punishment.
A 41-page memorandum describing the program emphasizes "treatment in lieu of discipline."
But beginning in the 1960's, mental health experts began emphasizing community-based treatment and the use of new drugs that made hospitalization unnecessary for many patients.
"They know that effective drug policies emphasize treatment and prevention of abuse."
One of the reasons the players agreed to marijuana testing was because the new policy emphasized confidentiality and treatment over immediate punishment.
Countries like Brazil that have emphasized treatment and prevention simultaneously are a model.
However, medical personnel emphasize transport of the injured to the hospital rather than treatment on site.
Instead, the report emphasizes forced treatment and greater accountability among those who administer local treatment programs.