Press Releases

News Releases

• September 2, 2010 - Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month is not the time to eliminate Medi-Cal drug treatment funding
• August 18, 2010 - Sheriffs, Health and Narcotics Officers: Save Drug Medi-Cal Program; 28,000 Patients Would Relapse to Drug Addiction, Crime
• July 9, 2010 - Opinion: Eliminating Medi-Cal drug treatment costs much more than it saves
• July 8, 2010 - U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services: "Benefits of Drug Treatment Far Outweigh the Costs, Community-based Treatment is Imperative"
• July 6, 2010 - Lee Baca and Charlie Beck: Restore methadone funding
• June 29, 2010 - New Website Aims to Save Medi-Cal Drug Treatment: Videos of Sheriff Baca, Chief Beck; Patient Stories
• June 17, 2010 - California Progress Report: Cutting Medi-Cal Drug Treatment Threatens Lives
• June 16, 2010 - Los Angeles Sheriff Baca, Police Chief Beck, Physicians: Eliminating State Drug-Treatment Funding Would "Strain Public Safety Programs"
• June 14, 2010 - Physician to Governor: Cutting Medi-Cal Drug Treatment Threatens Lives; Would Force Doctors to Withdraw Medically-Necessary Medication
• May 26, 2010 - Physicians, Former U.S. Drug Czar Barry McCaffrey: Cutting Drug-Treatment Costs More than it Saves, Threatens Public Safety and Health