Drug Abuse: Treatment Advocates Protest $4.5M Cut to Centers

Published February 10, 2013

Treatment advocates protest .5M cut to centers
Filed under: Drug Abuse

ANNAPOLIS — 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 cash-strapped drug treatment programs.
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