Treatment Advocates Protest $4.5M Cut to Centers

Published February 11, 2013

Treatment advocates protest .5M cut to centers

Filed under: drug abuse help treatment programs

ANNAPOLIS — Drug treatment advocates and addiction counselors testified at a budget hearing Wednesday to protest a proposed $ 4.5 million cut to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration budget, which they said would have a devastating impact on …
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Programs in place to help curb growing problem of prescription drug abuse

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In 2007, admissions to drug treatment for the abuse of prescription opioids were 11 times higher than in 2002, from 252 admissions to 2,884. — Illinois Department of Human Services Division of Alcoholism and Substance … The program would alert …
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Large study shows substance abuse rates higher in teenagers with ADHD

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This study is the first to examine teenage substance abuse and treatment for ADHD in a large multi-site sample. It also is the first to recognize that increased use of cigarettes in teenagers with ADHD histories commonly occurs with use of other …
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