Friday, December 29, 2006

Fight the stupor: Teen Care takes sobriety to school

A horrible headline but it's interesting that Hawaii has treatment in every high school:

All public high schools and some middle schools in Hawaii have alcohol and drug treatment programs, and the 2005 Legislature provided $1.8 million to expand services to 21 middle schools on Oahu, four on the Big Island and three in Maui County.

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Keith Yamamoto, chief of the state Health Department's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division, said funding for adolescent alcohol and drug treatment programs in schools this fiscal year totals $6.5 million, including the new appropriation. Schools receive $10,000 to $90,000 for the program, depending on their size, he said.

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