NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) –
Governor Pat McCrory and a recovering addict are on the same page when it comes
to drug treatment court. The governor told a Republican-majority General
Assembly Monday night that he wants to see a bill that restores funding for the
program.
Billy Brown graduated from the
recovery program in 2010 and now owns Port City Ceilings. He said he owes his
life to drug treatment court and its staff.
"To walk through that and have a
life of value now is just phenomenal," said Brown.
When state lawmakers cut funding
for drug treatment court in 2011, New Hanover County commissioners agreed to
cover the cost. Two of those men, who now serve as state representatives, tell
WECT.com that they would support a bill to put state money back into the
program.
Representatives Rick Catlin and
Ted Davis said they would both stand behind any effort to return funding for
drug treatment court.
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