Gov. Pat Quinn Aims to Eliminate Illinois Substance Abuse Treatment Money
(Springfield, IL) – February 28, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn proposes to eliminate all state funding for Illinois alcohol, drug prevention and treatment services, starting on March 15. The Illinois Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Association plans to fight the budget cuts, says CEO Sara Moscato Howe.
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Can My Illinois Employer Search My Car in Suspicion of Drug Use?
Question by Nikki R: Can my Illinois employer search my car in suspicion of drug use?
I have been employed with a privately ownder nursing home for approx. three years. Recently my administrator and DON have created a new drug policy that states that if they have any reason… Continue reading
Lawmakers Look to Save Illinois’ Gambling Industry
Lawmakers look to save Illinois’ gambling industry
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers are off to the races to save the state’s gambling industry. House Bill 3107 would allow horse race tracks in the Chicago area to have slot machines. A similar bill died last year, and the same sponsor, state Rep.… Continue reading
State of Illinois Slashes Funding for Drug Treatment Centers
State of Illinois slashes funding for drug treatment centers
The State of Illinois slashes funding to alcohol and substance abuse treatment centers all across the state and it has a huge impact on a couple here in Rockford.
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# Illinois Residents Waiting for Drug Abuse Treatment Jumps
(Springfield, IL) –The estimated number of Illinois residents waiting for alcohol and drug abuse assessment and treatment at state-financed facilities in 2008 rose 17 percent in, according to a report released at a press conference in Springfield, IL on May 1, 2008. The report by the Survey Research Laboratory at… Continue reading
Illinois’ Largest Provider of Substance Abuse Treatment
Gateway Foundation Alcohol & Drug Treatment is the largest provider of Substance Abuse Treatment in Illinois. We provide substance abuse treatment for alcohol & drug addiction. We are an in-network provider for most health insurance plans and accept self pay. Satisfaction Ratings from Our Clients and their families, is over… Continue reading
Children of Methamphetamine-Involved Families: The Case of Rural Illinois
Children of Methamphetamine-Involved Families: The Case of Rural Illinois
Methamphetamine not only destroys the lives of those who become addicted to it, but affects all corners of society, including innocent children. This important book follows the case of rural Illinois, where in the mid-1990s methamphetamine production and misuse became a… Continue reading
“Save Hope House!” (Aurora, Illinois)
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“Save Hope House!” (Aurora, Illinois)
Image by Erin Klee
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Holding signs: Kristina Green (left) and Erin O’Brien (right)
Both are from Hope House (affiliated with the Gateway Foundation) in Aurora, Illinois
The Transitional Living Center at Hope House will be forced to… Continue reading