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| Untagged | 25 Oct 2009 |
| Congress Considers Legislation for Federal Response to Problem Gambling by Larry Gale, PhD | Comment (0) |
H.R. 2906: the Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act of 2009 (CPG) would provide the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration with authority to coordinate Federal action regarding problem and pathological gambling.
| addictions | 14 Apr 2009 |
| Missouri Recovery Network Urges Rethinking of Punitive Approach to Drug Use by Larry Gale, PhD | Comment (0) |
MRN www.morecovery.org today urged members to contact their State Senators and express opposition to the recently passed Missouri House Bill 30, now sent to the Senate for consideration. HB30 requires the Dept. of Social Services to develop a program to test applicants and recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families when a caseworker believes the person is engaged in illegal drug use. Further, HB30 specifies that a person who tests positive for an illegal drug will be declared ineligible for TANF benefits for one year beginning on the date of the required administrative review hearing. The person who tests positive will be referred to a treatment program approved by Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
| Gambling | 18 Mar 2009 |
| Problem Gambling Funding Restored by Larry Gale, PhD | Comment (0) |
Important Follow-up!
Yesterday evening, the House Budget Committee voted "yes" on Budget Committee Chairman Allen Icet's amendment to restore the Compulsive Gambling program to its full 2009 funding level of $499,745.
| Gambling | 18 Mar 2009 |
| Negative Shift in Problem Gambling Funding by Larry Gale, PhD | Comment (0) |
Today, David Sater, chairman of the House appropriations subcommittee on health and social services and a Cassville Republican, eliminated all fiscal 2010 funding for the problem gambling (compulsive gambling) counseling program and shifted the appropriation to the state’s general fund.
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