California looking to pay drug addicts to stay sober
In this Sept. 12, 2019, file photo, Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener addresses the state Senate at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wiener has introduced a bill to pay people struggling with drug addiction to stay sober. People would earn small payments for every negative drug test over a set period of time. The measure has already passed the Senate without opposition and is pending in the Assembly. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
By ADAM BEAM
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Frustrated by out-of-control increases in drug overdose deaths, California's leaders are trying something radical: They want the state to be the first to pay people to stay sober...
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