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The need for family treatment court in Choctaw Co.

Families every day are separated from each other due to substance use.

In 2021, Oklahoma had 3,950 substantiated substance abuse cases and 681 substantiated substance exposed newborns (Oklahoma Human Services, 2021). Choctaw County alone has a high rate of substance abuse and children who are exposed to drug and alcohol abuse daily.

We…