Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Wed, 30 Jan 2019 13:13:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 SPOTLIGHT: The Drug Plague is Growing, What to Do? https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/01/spotlight-the-drug-plague-is-growing-what-to-do/ Wed, 30 Jan 2019 13:09:36 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=10883 Written by Benjamin Smith

This week we turn our Spotlight on Angela Camp, a drug addiction specialist with Bradford Health Services in Birmingham, Alabama. During an Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems conference in Springfield, Ms. Camp met with Monte Larrick to discuss the escalating heroin epidemic in the United States and its connection to opioid and marijuana use and addiction.

Ms. Camp explains how availability, affordability, and changes in public perception have contributed to the increase in drug abuse in middle-class America.… Continue Reading

]]> 10883 Illinois: Saturated in Vice https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/05/illinois-saturated-in-vice/ Tue, 30 May 2017 12:00:30 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=7607 Written by Benjamin Smith

In this week’s edition of our weekly podcast, Monte Larrick talks with Anita Bedell, the executive director of Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems (ILCAAAP).  Anita and Monte discuss Gambling and Marijuana and their effects on revenue and taxes in Illinois.

Illinois lawmakers are once again considering legislation to expand gambling.  The proposal before the Illinois General Assembly is sponsored by Illinois Senators Terry Link (D-Gurnee), Dave Syverson (R-Rockford), Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago) and Donne Trotter (D-Chicago).… Continue Reading

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