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More faith based $$$ for 'treatment'
« on: January 04, 2005, 01:14:00 PM »
Excuse the crosspost, I thought it was important.


http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?to ... m=32#73965

........."The coming year will also see a new $100 million drug treatment program get up and running, which allows addicts to use their government money to seek treatment from religious groups."......

......""Many people have overcome addition through faith transformation," Towey said. Counselors in these programs won't have to meet the same medical standards that drug treatment counselors typically must, he said. "There's going to be standards in place, but also, in addition to science, some faith."

That's what worries people like Lynn.

"Some of them are not qualified to do this work," he said, "particularly in areas where medical expertise is needed but is no longer apparently necessary."
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More faith based $$$ for 'treatment'
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2005, 10:37:00 PM »
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