Legislative effort to deal with prescription drug, meth abuse moving forward

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However Jackie Corbally, the chief of treatment for the division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs (ADAP) in the Department of Health, told VTDigger it's unlikely the proposed change in state statute will result in a change for Sears' constituents.
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New Jersey's huge drug problem

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Yet despite the drumbeat of such distressing data, proposed appropriations for substance-abuse treatment in Gov. Christie's proposed budget — aside from the expanded drug-court initiative — remain mostly level or in some line items even slightly reduced.
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Our View: State should lift limits on drug abuse treatment

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A retroactive two-year limit on state funding for methadone and buprenorphine – the most effective drugs for treating heroin addiction – makes it much tougher for public health workers in Maine to turn the tide of the epidemic. Shutterstock.com. Select …
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