LePage's Drug Enforcement Bill Watered Down After Impassioned Debate Over …
LePage's drug enforcement bill watered down after impassioned debate over …
Filed under: treatment for methamphetamine addiction
Pease's amendment reduced the cost to a maximum of about $ 2.25 million, $ 2 million for enforcement — two judges, two prosecutors and 10 MDEA agents — plus $ 750,000 for existing drug addiction treatment programs. There was little disagreement about … Read more on Bangor Daily News
Heroin bill gets out of Kentucky House committee but faces uncertain future
Filed under: treatment for methamphetamine addiction
The bill would require the state Medicaid program to cover several inpatient and outpatient treatment options for people addicted to opiates, including heroin and prescription painkillers. It also would divert some of the state's … when an addict … Read more on Lexington Herald Leader
Heroin has become common in county
Filed under: treatment for methamphetamine addiction
Aside from the sharp rise in heroin addiction reported at treatment centers, though, heroin isn't resulting in a dramatic strain on law enforcement resources; unlike meth, there aren't labs to raid and dumpsites to clean up. But there are certain … Read more on Monroe Monitor