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Substance Abuse Agencies Want State Money
(IRN) -- Increased state money would usually be a good thing, but not in this case. The amount of money that state government owes to substance abuse agencies has risen by more than one-third, from $34 million at the beginning of October to $46 million now.

Sara Howe, CEO of the Illinois Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Association, says payments are drying up. She said many of these agencies "have essentially drained their lines of credit and exhausted their ability guarantee paychecks to employees."

The outcome of the election doesn't help ease her worries. She says while Gov. Pat Quinn wants an income tax hike, he's targeting that money for education. Howe says she'd like Quinn to make substance abuse treatment a priority and stop the delayed payments. She says the backlog means human service agencies are becoming the state's bank.

(Illinois Radio Network)
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