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LA Program Aims To Ween Unhoused People Off Of Meth

LA Program Aims To Ween Unhoused People Off Of Meth

KQED's The California Report

July 17, 202510m 33s

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Show Notes

Some homeless services providers in L.A. County are offering an innovative treatment option to help unhoused Angelenos quit using stimulants, like methamphetamine. It involves rewarding people with small gift cards when they pass a drug test. The simple approach has been around awhile, but is now making headway in LA’s homeless services sector.

Reporter: Aaron Schrank, LAist


In what it's calling a final decision, the Trump administration has killed $4 billion in federal funding for California's troubled high-speed rail project.

Reporter: Dan Brekke, KQED


New details are emerging from the recent immigration raid at a cannabis farm on the Central Coast. A US Army veteran says he was wrongfully detained and violently arrested by federal immigration agents, even though he’s an American citizen.

Reporter: Gabriela Fernandez, KCBX

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