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Californians fighting addiction need help finding care. Budget cuts threaten a digital lifeline

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by David Sheff David Sheff is author of “Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction” and “Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America’s Greatest Tragedy.” My son Nic was 18 when he became addicted to methamphetamine. I didn’t know […]

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According to The Almanac’s source item, Californians fighting addiction need help finding care. Budget cuts threaten a digital lifeline, This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by David Sheff David Sheff is author of “Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction” and “Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America’s Greatest Tragedy.” My son Nic was 18 when he became addicted to methamphetamine. I didn’t know […]

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Primary source: Californians fighting addiction need help finding care. Budget cuts threaten a digital lifeline via The Almanac. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.

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Californians fighting addiction need help finding care. Budget cuts threaten a digital lifelineThe Almanac - 2026-06-06T12:00:00+00:00

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