While congress continues to battle health care reform, lawmakers in some states feel that they are left with no other choice to balance their budget than to cut some state-funded programs. The latest casualty in the budget wars are drug and alcohol rehab programs.
Illinois lawmakers have passed a law, that becomes effective March 15, 2011, which completely cuts state funding for all drug and alcohol treatment programs. After that date, only federal funds will remain available to fund such programs.
“Economic times are tough,” begins a spokesperson for Mountainside
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center. “States are feeling the pressure to balance their budgets and, unfortunately, critical substance abuse programs are being affected. Federal funds still do remain available; however, those funds aren’t unlimited and, as a result, much-needed drug and alcohol abuse prevention programs for youth will be drastically decreased. We hope that state and federal lawmakers will work together to ensure that critically needed programs that will help the youth of our country, and others, will not be terminated and that we will continue to provide the tools necessary to support the war on drugs and the abuse of alcohol.”
State and federal lawmakers continue to be hopeful that, in the upcoming health care debates, true reform will come about, paving a brighter, healthy future for America.
For the past 13 years, Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center has been offering affordable, innovative drug rehab and alcoholism treatment programs for those in need. Mountainside’s licensed and credentialed professionals are highly skilled in assisting families put their lives back together when affected by alcohol or drug use. For nearly two decades, Mountainside has established itself as an innovator within the addiction treatment field, and the treatment modalities Mountainside utilizes are regarded as among the most cutting-edge approaches in helping individuals to get and to remain sober.
The compassionate, caring treatment team at Mountainside is comprised of licensed and certified counselors and social workers as well as a Nurse Practitioner and a Registered Nurse, both of whom have specialization and extensive experience in drug addiction and alcohol treatment. For clients who may have psychiatric issues and/or a dual diagnosis, Mountainside provides the services of a Psychiatrist who also has specialization in addictions. As a result of their unique, innovative approaches to addiction treatment over the past 12 years, Mountainside has become the model for the addiction treatment field.
The program, along with its professional addiction treatment team, have earned national recognition and resulted in Mountainside being invited to Washington by the White House to meet with the White House Drug Czar, John P. Waters, for an in-depth meeting on what makes its program so successful. These accolades did not go unnoticed within the addiction treatment field and resulted in the adoption by many throughout the country of a more holistic approach to drug addiction treatment.
If you or someone you love is addicted to drugs or alcohol, or if you have any questions, please contact Mountainside
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center for a confidential inquiry at 800-762-5433.
