Michael Gerson: Washington's Serial Abdication

Published February 24, 2013

Michael Gerson: Washington's serial abdication

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Consider one of many possible case studies: The AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), which provides domestic, need-based treatment. Funding for this program is devoted entirely to purchasing drugs, since benefits are provided through Medicaid and …
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County jail bill 30 percent over budget

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Machir said it appears a drug treatment facility located in the county is also needed to rehabilitate addicts as part of the drug prevention program in the area. “Law enforcement cannot arrest our way out of this,” Machir said, telling the …
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Tomblin: 'Just say no' to drug

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It comes as no surprise that Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's two-year-old Advisory Council on Substance Abuse suggest that he recommend to the state Legislature to increase taxes on alcohol and cigarettes to raise money to treat the estimated 150,000 West …
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