Tarzana Treatment Centers Blog - Category: Treatment Advocacy

Treatment Advocacy

Equality of Sentencing for Crack Cocaine
Description: For 20 years at least 9 bills have been introduced to equalize laws on powder and crack cocaine. None have made their way out of committee for a vote. This must change in 2009.

Public Comments Requested on Implementation of Mental Health Parity
Description: It is important that the positive effect the Mental Health Parity law will have on treatment coverage does not get lost in the regulations that implement the law.

California Must Continue Funding Alcohol and Drug Treatment
Description: When considering California’s budget cuts, the Governor and Legislature must take into account that programs aimed at alcohol and drug treatment result in savings to the state.

Alcohol and Drug Treatment for The Incarcerated
Description: Since alcohol or drug use is involved in most crimes that result in incarceration, alcohol or drug treatment should be a factor in rehabilitation. But that’s not the case for most.

An Open Letter to Governor Schwarzenegger and California Legislators
Description: California needs a long term solution. Cuts proposed by the Governor are short term and will result in long term increased costs at a rate of no less than $2.5 for every dollar cut.

Proposed Alcohol Fee Is Good For The California Economy
Description: The proposed California alcohol fee is fair and reasonable, will help those in need of alcohol and drug treatment, and improve the California economy.

An Opportunity to Pose Questions and a Solution to Legislators
Description: We have an opportunity to speak out about the issue of proposed cuts to alcohol and drug treatment programs and to put a potential solution in front of California legislators.

Please Support AB-1019
Description: While the staggering cost of alcohol abuse is borne by all Californians, 67 percent of the alcohol sold in California is consumed by only 11 percent of the population.

Big Public Support for Alcohol and Drug Treatment in Healthcare Reform
Description: More and more people seem to understand that by providing treatment for alcohol dependence and drug addiction, costs for healthcare, incarceration, and crime will decrease.

Healthcare Can Save With Alcohol and Drug Treatment
Description: While the California and United States governments are looking for ways to reduce health care costs, they should consider alcohol and drug treatment as a helpful measure.

Alcohol and Drug Treatment Funding Petition
Description: Tarzana Treatment Centers in Los Angeles continues the effort to keep alcohol and drug treatment services alive in California for the less fortunate.

Alcohol and Drug Treatment for the Incarcerated
Description: Some say that at this point in California’s history, we take what we can get. But in this case we know that treatment-for-the-incarcerated programs save money for California.

Treatment Instead of Incarceration for Veterans
Description: By implementing treatment instead of incarceration, veterans with drug addictions would get the help they deserve, and we would benefit from lower crime and cost of resources.

A Case for Federal Treatment Funding
Description: Nationwide, the drug war has been fought for decades with no progress. The one area that will help is in drug treatment funding, as it has in states like California with Prop 36.

Recovery Month 2010 Events
Description: We will plan and attend more events, so please bookmark this page and check back every day for updates.