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Newshawk: Herb
Webpage: http://www.news-journalonline.com/opinion/editorials/n-j-editorials/2012/02/12/lawmakers-s
Pubdate: Sun, 12 Feb 2012
Source: Daytona Beach News-Journal (FL)
Copyright: 2012 News-Journal Corporation
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LAWMAKERS SHOULDN'T CUT DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS
Florida lawmakers have once again floated a budget proposal that
seeks to cut adult substance-abuse treatment by about 25 percent.
If this sounds familiar, it's because the Legislature proposed cuts
of about 20 percent in such programs in early 2011 budget talks. Led
by Gov. Rick Scott, lawmakers backed off the cuts and kept funding level.
Painful cuts were avoided. Lives fractured by the abuse of pills,
cocaine and alcohol were likely put back on track. People who could
have cost the taxpayers much more -- in prison or in the emergency
rooms -- were put on a path to become healthier and more productive.
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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom