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

Published January 31, 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.

Coles County Telecare announces February programs and services

Filed under: state funded drug rehab

Telecare staff can assist any older adult or representative with: answering questions regarding any local, state, or federal program; explaining changes in benefits; making phone calls on the client's behalf to other agencies; assisting in emergency …
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Reduce HIV by trading syringes with addicts?

Filed under: state funded drug rehab

Project president and funder Robert E. Field said he wanted Lancaster to join Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and other cities in 34 states where more than 200 exchanges are reducing the scourge of blood-borne disease and guiding users into treatment …
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