TODAY EVENT; OPPOSING ELIMINATION OF DRUG TREATMENT FUNDING

 (323) 267-4800

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News Advisory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHERIFF BACA, CHIEF BECK AND PROMINENT PHYSICIANS JOIN TOGETHER

TO OPPOSE THE STATE'S PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE DRUG TREATMENT FUNDING

 

 

Who:               Sheriff Lee Baca, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department; Chief Charlie Beck, Los Angeles Police Department; Dr. Roger Donovick, Psychiatrist, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute; and Dr. Jason Kletter, President of the California Opioid Maintenance Providers (COMP).

 

What:              Sheriff Baca, Chief Beck, Dr. Donovick, Dr. Kletter and several people who have benefitted from drug treatment programs will hold a press conference in a show of unified support against the State of California eliminating state funding for these programs.  They will discuss the impact these funding cuts will have on public safety and health in Los Angeles County.   

                                              

When:           Wednesday, June 16, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.

 

Where:         Sherman Block Sheriff's Headquarters Building                       

                      4700 Ramona Boulevard

                      Monterey Park, California   91754

                       

For further information, contact Public Information Officer Nicole Nishida at (323) 810-1973 or Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau at (323) 267-4800. 

 

 

SHB-56M-10 X     X     X      June 15, 2010