title: More money for Vancouver drug court, but   future funding for all drug courts uncertain.
abstract: The federal government is providing an additional $200,000 to support the pilot drug treatment court project in Vancouver, B.C. The drug court is an alternative to criminal courts for people who commit crimes to support their drug use. People who plead guilty and promise to abstain from drugs qualify for the drug treatment court.
mesh_terms: D001955:British Columbia; D005380:Financing, Government; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*