Los Angeles County faces a cut of up to 24 percent in its remaining Proposition 36 funding reserve. Other county budget reductions for alcohol and drug treatment are also pending. In a worst-case scenario, several nonprofit recovery programs may simply be forced to close.
Response to Proposition. 5, however, has been misinformation and scare tactics suggesting drug lords, violent criminals, child molesters and the like can sign on for rehab, then return to beachfront mansions or middle-class neighborhoods.
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