Despite Affordable Care Act, a gaping hole in addiction treatment
The Affordable Care Act, which promises sweeping changes to help millions of people with drug or alcohol addiction, requires that treatment be offered to those who are newly insured through the insurance exchanges or Medicaid, the government health …
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Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
There are about 12,000 addiction treatment programs nationwide, according to McLellan's organization. Of those, about 10 percent are residential facilities, about 80 percent are outpatient programs and about 10 percent are methadone clinics. There's …
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New Helpline in Canandaigua Makes Finding Addiction Treatment Easy
LIGHTNING RELEASES (4/8/2014) – One of the most challenging aspects of overcoming a drug or alcohol addiction is knowing where to go for treatment. Teenagers with a drug or alcohol addictions can be admitted into a teenage rehab facility to get the …
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How to Fix Rehab: Expert Who Lost Son to Addiction Has a Plan
In the second half of 2009 and early 2010, McLellan helped lobby substance abuse treatment into the Affordable Care Act. As of January 1, addiction and mental health care is considered one of 10 essential pillars of national health. For more than ten …
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Health Insider: ADHD diagnosis, drug treatment may lead to greater teen weight …
“The reason we think it is more likely to be the drugs than the diagnosis is because the earlier the drugs were started and the longer the drugs were used, the stronger the effects,” said study author Dr. Brian Schwartz, an epidemiologist at the Johns …
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Study shows Mass. teen drug use rate is higher than national average
Teens in Massachusetts reported using illegal drugs at a rate that exceeds the national average, according to a recent federal study. The 2013 Behavioral Health Barometer, which the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently …
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Flu outbreak a special hazard for Michiganders struggling for breath with COPD
ADVERTISEMENT. Smoking and industry emissions put Michigan near the top of the national list for rates of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, now the third leading cause of death in the U.S. … Last year the U.S. Centers for Disease …
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Five moments that changed their lives
She worked occasionally at day care centers to get discounted rates for Hailey. … Perhaps her mother's sister, who had been trying with fertility treatments to get pregnant again and wanted a baby girl. …. "That roar was addictive." With his goal …
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Dealing with addiction: Don't wait until after New Year's to make that call
For those struggling with substance abuse, do not wait until after the holidays to seek help. The safest place … New Year's. Entering treatment is a difficult decision to take action during the holidays, but it can be the best gift you ever give …
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Elizabeth Vargas is in rehab for alcohol, ABC says
ABC News reporter and “20/20” anchor Elizabeth Vargas has been off the air because she's in rehab for alcohol dependency, the network said Wednesday. Vargas, 51, last appeared on ABC in October. The network confirmed a New York Daily News story …
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Chief Keef – Outta Jail and Headed for Cali Rehab
Outta Jail and Headed for Cali Rehab …Maybe. Breaking News. 1108_Chief-Keef_getty Chief Keef's a free man again … sorta … TMZ has learned he's been released from jail in Chicago and is supposed to check into rehab in California for his weed problems.
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Elizabeth Vargas is in rehab for alcohol, ABC says
ABC News reporter and “20/20” anchor Elizabeth Vargas has been off the air because she's in rehab for alcohol dependency, the network said Wednesday. Vargas, 51, last appeared on ABC in October. The network confirmed a New York Daily News story …
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Mayor Rob Ford considering help, including rehab, lawyer says
TORONTO – Rob Ford is clinging to his job despite mounting pressure for him to step down following a week of shocking confessions of drug use, drunken stupors and erratic behaviour, though people close to him said the mayor is considering help. Ford …
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Duke of Gloucester opens Mexborough rehab centre
HRH The Duke of Gloucester will perform the official opening of South Yorkshire's landmark new rehabilitation centre for people recovering from serious illnesses or injuries such as stroke, road traffic accidents and amputations next week. The £3.8m …
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Resident raps plan for after-rehab neighbors
“I'm interested in finding out why the apartment buildings at 630, 634 and 638 were sold to Astoria Pointe drug rehab and all of the tenants were evicted,” Alameda resident Amy Bugbee said during the public comment period of Monday's Astoria City …
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Rehab centers struggle to keep drugs out
Ehrhart says she witnessed a drug deal at the rehab center and told a staff member, who failed to report it. In an e-mail to Ehrhart's mother, Betty Ford's former CEO John Schwarzlose, who left the post in July, promised an investigation, offered the …
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