A group of nurses are working in an impoverished area of a large city where substance use is present. The nurses are an integral part of the city's four-pillar drug strategy. The nurses are working with an advocacy group to develop alternatives to incarceration of repeat substance-involved offenders. What initiative would meet this goal?
A) Develop a more accessible methadone maintenance treatment program
B) Start a drug treatment court (DTC) program
C) Develop stronger health warning labels
D) Supply free crack kits at shelters and soup kitchens

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Starting a drug treatment court program would provide an alternative to incarceration for repeat substance-involved offenders while also addressing their underlying addiction issues. Methadone maintenance treatment and providing free crack kits do not address the issue of repeat offenses and may even enable drug use. Stronger health warning labels may increase awareness of the risks associated with substance use, but would not provide an alternative to incarceration.

A Group of Nurses Are Working in an Impoverished Area