Indiana House Backs Drug Tests of Welfare Recipients
Indiana House backs drug tests of welfare recipients
Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse treatment
The House voted 78-17 on Monday to require all applicants for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to complete a written screening test for possible drug abuse problems. Those identified as possible drug abusers would need to undergo a …
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Drug treatment advocates protest funding cuts to Md. rehab centers
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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 Maryland's …
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Expansion of Medicaid will save lives
Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse treatment
As the director of the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin County, I know that with Medicaid expansion, many working families in our community will have access to the mental-health and drug-addiction treatment services that our system …
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Senate passes mental health agency certification legislation
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Tom Ivester, D-Elk City, said he would work with officials at Oklahoma's Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to author legislation aimed at “regulating questionable practices” at the facility. … Meanwhile, back in August soon …
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