Saturday, December 4, 2010

Licking, Knox counties get funds to fight prescription drug abuse

Dec. 4, 2010, Newark Advocate

BY JESSICA ALAIMO
CentralOhio.com

COLUMBUS — County Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health boards will split $5 million for opiate addiction treatment, Gov. Ted Strickland announced Friday.

The board for Licking and Knox counties will get $62,816, according to figures released by the governor’s office.

The funds come from a federal spending bill approved in August. Congress increased the federal contribution for Medicaid, which allowed states to spend those resources elsewhere.

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