Tom Miller: Tomblin Won't Support Tax Increase to Pay for Drug Abuse

Tom Miller: Tomblin won't support tax increase to pay for drug abuse

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Earl Ray Tomblin that he recommend the upcoming 2013 Legislature increase taxes on alcohol and cigarettes to help provide more money to treat the estimated 150,000 West Virginians who are now suffering from drug abuse. But it is also no surprise that … Read more on Huntington Herald Dispatch

 


Teen Addiction Treatment, What to Expect When You Arrive – Debbie, a Hazelden Center for Youth and Families alumni answers user and parent questions. Jim Steinhagen, executive director, speaks to Hazelden’s background and history. The video discusses what to expect as a new patient when you arrive at Hazelden’s Center for Youth and Families. For more information on substance abuse addiction treatment for adolescents and young adults, visit www.hazelden.org

 

Intervention, not arrests, goal of new underage drinking patrol team of

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Meetings are held 6-7:30 p.m. every Thursday at Manatee High School. For more information, Rinder can be reached at 941-714-7300 ext. 2011. Anyone wishing to report a party with underage drinking or substance abuse is asked to call CrimeStoppers at … Read more on Bradenton Herald

 

Annual homeless count in Springfield shows numbers down slightly, but shelter

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The information is ultimately shared among advocates for further outreach and funneled to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Last year, 16 were … Most struggle with mental illness and substance abuse, or both. National statistics … Read more on MassLive.com