Substance Abuse

Senate budget cuts lead to mental health, hospital concerns

8 Feb 2012

The Florida Senate released a health budget proposal Wednesday that calls for deep cuts in mental-health and substance-abuse programs and includes a complicated plan that hospitals fear could cost them hundr

Substance abuse group plans gala

8 Feb 2012

The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Council for the Concho Valley will host a gala from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Patio at the Gables, 506 S. Chadbourne St.

Vet housing suspended in substance abuse program

8 Feb 2012

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — The VA medical center in Murfreesboro has suspended housing for veterans seeking substance abuse treatment after officials said they don't have staff to oversee the patients 24 hours a day. Chris Conklin, a spokesman for the Alvin C. York campus, said the VA decided to put housing on hold last month because of safety concerns and lack of staffing. Conklin told The ...