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Data show mixed value of Prometa
Published December 23rd, 2007 - 12:00AM
The record of success is uneven. The stock price is sinking in a morass of government scrutiny and media skepticism. The hype machine is running on fumes.
Council to vote on ethics rules
Published December 11th, 2007 - 12:00AM
The Pierce County Council today will take up an amended ethics measure that would regulate lobbyists and require county department heads and others to disclose personal finances.
Pierce County ethics code might get an overhaul
Published December 9th, 2007 - 12:00AM
The Pierce County Council this week will consider a sweeping ethics reform plan that would regulate lobbyists and require some public and private officials to disclose personal financial information.
Ladenburg wrong, right on accusations
Published December 1st, 2007 - 12:00AM
When the Pierce County Council suspended funding for Prometa – a drug treatment for addicts – County Executive John Ladenburg accused some on the council of playing politics.
In Federal Way, Prometa gets council support
Published November 22nd, 2007 - 12:00AM
The Federal Way City Council has approved spending $20,000 for a trial of the controversial Prometa drug treatment program, for which neighboring Pierce County recently cut funding.
Drug project funds killed
Published November 22nd, 2007 - 12:00AM
Pierce County Executive John Ladenburg’s last-ditch effort to save funding for the Prometa drug treatment program did not sway the County Council.
Hawaii drug program backs PCA, Prometa
Published December 24th, 2007 - 10:42AM
Take the marketing out of the Prometa program” (11-18) is now a second fair and balanced editorial in The News Tribune on this important subject. It’s been carefully and thoughtfully written and wrestles with some delicate issues within this story that seem to generate more heat than light.
Ladenburg OKs Prometa suspension
Published December 24th, 2007 - 10:42AM
Pierce County Executive John Ladenburg approved a measure Thursday that suspends current funding for the controversial Prometa drug-treatment program.
County drug project dying
Published December 24th, 2007 - 10:42AM
The Pierce County Council seems poised to end all funding for the controversial Prometa drug-treatment program in the wake of a public hearing on the program Wednesday.
Success or failure? Probing Prometa
Published December 24th, 2007 - 10:42AM
Take 40 drug addicts, slot them into an experimental treatment program and measure the results. Sounds simple, right?
Ladenburg sticks up for Prometa
Published December 24th, 2007 - 10:42AM
Pierce County Executive John Ladenburg is threatening to veto a County Council decision to suspend funding for the Prometa drug-treatment program.
Politicians revise stock disclosures
Published December 24th, 2007 - 10:42AM
Public records show state Rep. Dennis Flannigan apparently violated state campaign finance laws by failing to disclose his stake in a company that benefited from public funding he helped secure.
Small study examines Prometa drug program
Published December 24th, 2007 - 10:42AM
The first study comparing a new addiction treatment, Prometa, to a placebo was released Thursday by Hythiam, the Santa Monica, Calif., company that owns the rights to Prometa.
Councilmen seek better disclosure
Published December 24th, 2007 - 10:42AM
Two Pierce County Council members want to boost disclosure requirements in the county’s ethics code in light of the recent revelation that several officials held stock in a company for whose product they helped secure public funding.
Drug program leaves questions
Published December 24th, 2007 - 10:40AM
Pierce County Alliance officials on Wednesday responded to criticism of a controversial, expensive drug treatment called Prometa, after an audit released Tuesday found no evidence the treatment works.
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