Gov. Pat Quinn Aims to Eliminate Illinois Substance Abuse Treatment Money

Gov. Pat Quinn Aims to Eliminate Illinois Substance Abuse Treatment Money – (Springfield, IL) – February 28, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn proposes to eliminate all state funding for Illinois alcohol, drug prevention and treatment services, starting on March 15. The Illinois Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Association plans to fight the budget cuts, says CEO Sara Moscato Howe.

Overdosed and Overrun: Alaska's heroin epidemic

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The clinic had been running on flat funding, but state lawmakers committed about $ 210,000 to increase drug rehabilitation services around Alaska. The Center for Drug Problems would get its share and would be able to increase the number of patients in …
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County Commission candidate pushes environmental protection

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Editor's note: This is part of a series that profiles candidates running for state and local offices. It's a long drive to … Hutch said if he is elected, he would like to see a portion of these forfeiture funds go to drug rehabilitation and education …
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Texas Blinks in Standoff; Sandy's Unequal Effect

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Cheers. Texas will continue to take federal matching funds, keeping in place the Medicaid Women's Health Program that, unlike the state program, does not bar Planned Parenthood from participating, RH Reality Check reported Oct. 31. The new … Latifa …
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