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Tag Archives: heroin

Despite over 30 press statements, DeWine refuses to address slashed funding

July 17, 2014

PEPPER CONTINUES TO HIGHLIGHT DAMAGING HEROIN TREATMENT CUTS

TOLEDO – Today, David Pepper, Democratic Nominee for Ohio Attorney General, continued to highlight $20 million in state cuts to heroin and other addiction treatment services that went into effect July 1st. Pepper has been traveling the state to call for the funds to be restored.

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$20 million local heroin treatment shortfall begins today

July 1, 2014

Ohio Republican Party spokesman:  Drug treatment funding is nothing more than “more money for government”

Columbus – Today, a $20 million shortfall in local government substance abuse treatment takes affect under a new Kasich Administration policy in how it handles federal grant money for treatment.  [Source: Toledo Blade, (5/30/2014)]  In addition, recent budgetary changes by the Kasich Administration will redirect funding ordinarily given to local mental health and drug treatment boards and reallocate it for State spending.  [Source: Toledo Blade (6/30/2014), “Risky Budget.”]

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In wake of heroin crisis, Pepper calls on state to restore funds for addiction treatment

May 23, 2014

Today, David Pepper, Democratic Nominee for Ohio Attorney General, made the following statement regarding a new state policy that will lead to drastic cuts to funding for county addiction treatment services. The Associated Press revealed today that counties providing addiction services will face a $20 million shortfall over the next fiscal year in the midst of Ohio’s growing heroin crisis.

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Ohio’s Heroin Epidemic Needs Action, Not Campaign Pep Talks

May 21, 2014

After massive Republican funding cuts, heroin epidemic spiraled out of control

Despite a record of massive budget cuts and failure to acknowledge the crisis until well after it began, today Governor John Kasich and Attorney General Mike DeWine will hold a town hall in Columbus regarding the heroin epidemic in Ohio.  In response to today’s press event, Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern released the following statement:

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Kasich Administration Flip Flops on Heroin Funding 

May 8, 2014

After Slamming FitzGerald Earlier Last Week, Kasich’s Office of Health Transformation Now Agrees with FitzGerald On Funding Approach for Heroin Crisis

When Cuyahoga County Executive and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald pointed out last week that a House Republican plan funded new programs to combat the heroin crisis by cutting millions from mental health services, the Kasich administration stood by the plan and attacked FitzGerald for his criticism. 

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