Buffalo, New York has begun the opiate court, a new experiment to counter America's unhealthy relationship with opioids, a class of strong, prescribed painkillers. The opiate court, funded by a $300,000 grant from the Justice Department, puts arrested opium addicts on a treatment program in which they report daily to court instead trying them for drug possession. What do you think about the program? Should other cities use this model to counter the epidemic? Sources: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2017-06-01/first-ever-opiate-court-designed-to-help-addicted-suspects http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/americas-heroin-epidemic/first-opioid-court-u-s-focuses-keeping-users-alive-n781121
