Jose Galaviz was abusing drugs, including injecting heroin, when he wound up in the Hall County Drug Court program after being presented with two options. “It was a brand new program for Hall County — it was either that or 35 years in prison,” he said. Galaviz was at first a reluctant participant in the alternative sentencing program in its inaugural year under former Superior Court and Senior Judge John Girardeau.
Drug enforcement agencies, health pros see increased use of heroin
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