Wednesday, December 10, 2003

Appropriations Bill Provides $100 Million for Treatment Vouchers
December 5 story at Join Together - "A House-Senate conference committee has approved a budget plan that gives impressive increases to federal addiction treatment and prevention programs, including $100 million for President Bush's proposed treatment-voucher program. As part of an omnibus appropriations bill, House and Senate conferees agreed to fund the voucher program -- previously rejected by House lawmakers -- and add $36 million to the $1.753 billion federal addiction block grant, the nation's single largest source of addiction-related funding. "  
  

Committee begins battle to decrease negative choices made by area youth (Ohio)
Story in the News-Messenger - " More positive youth programming in Sandusky County is more than an idea, Partnership for Success planning committee members say. And just like the committee members, action is what community residents and leaders want to see happen. ... The county is receiving $127,500 for the next three years to assist in the effort to find ways to decrease negative choices made by youth. The funding is from the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services and is part of a $9 million federal State Incentive Grant recently awarded to 20 Ohio counties to help keep youth from becoming drug and alcohol dependent."