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

Published February 14, 2013

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.

The Prison Problem

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Western has come to believe that just as offenders' crimes carry a cost to society, so too does the shortage of social supports and rehabilitative services for offenders. A crime-control strategy of locking up … This history of alcohol abuse is also …
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Hospital touts new detox as hope for addicts

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HEBER CITY — For the deluge of Utah Valley residents burdened by addiction to drugs and alcohol, there is a new treatment offering the brightest hope in years, said the director of Heber Valley Medical Center. "We started the program because of the …
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