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.
Prescription Drug Overdoses In LA Growing Public Health Concern: Report
Filed under: state funded drug rehab
More than 60 percent of drug-related deaths in the city between 2000 and 2009 were caused by prescription drug overdose. And publicly-funded rehab programs reported that the number of people checking in for prescription drug abuse doubled between …
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Graham Headed to Children's Trust Board
Filed under: state funded drug rehab
Dubbed the "51st State Inaugural Ball," the fiesta didn't raise enough money selling $ 51 tickets to cover its costs (which included a performance by Chuck Brown.) So Thomas raided $ 110,000 in funds the city had given to the Children & Youth Investment …
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State funds will boost Mansfield rehab facility expansion
Filed under: state funded drug rehab
The Mental Health & Recovery Services Board of Richland County will use the money for costs associated with the Community Mental Health Facilities for the Center for Individual and Family Services, State Representative Mark Romanchuk (R-Ontario) said …
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