Barnstable County Correction Facility lauded for substance abuse treatment
The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) program at the Barnstable County Correctional Facility received high praise this week. According to a BCCF release, the facility has been chosen, along with five others, as a model for the treatment of …
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Chris Brown arrested again, discharged from rehab
Brandlin said last month that Brown should stay at the Malibu treatment facility for substance abuse and anger management because he was doing well in the court-ordered program and it gave him an "adequate safety net." In 2009, Brown was sentenced to …
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Jon Corzine's Son, 31, Commits Suicide In Mexico After Years Fighting Depression
Corzine, who was the youngest son of the former governor, had also battled substance abuse and had spent time in a California treatment center during his father's term as governor of New Jersey. Through the spokesman, the family lauded Jeffrey Corzine …
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Attorney General vows to combat uptick in heroin overdoses
Dr. Ken Roy, service director for the detox unit at River Oaks Hospital in Elmwood and founder of Addiction Recovery Resources Inc., a private substance abuse treatment center in Metairie told NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune reporter Michelle Hunter that …
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Is substance abuse coverage as equal as required?
Insurance plans that cover substance abuse treatment must provide the same level of care and cost sharing as they do for other medical issues, but treatment centers say disagreement over what this means leaves many alcoholics and drug addicts without …
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Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Joe Avellone maintains focus on substance …
"As a Commonwealth, we have to treat substance abuse as a public health problem, not a criminal one. Through the Office of Recovery, we will work to remove the stigma and help everyone who needs it find treatment." Avellone says his proposed "Office of …
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Does My Health Insurance Cover Substance Abuse Treatment?
Medical care for substance abuse, also referred to as substance use disorder, is one of the essential benefits health plans must provide to comply with provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Policies sold in the health insurance marketplace as …
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Substance abuse coverage required, but hardly uniform
Insurance plans that cover substance abuse treatment must provide the same level of care and cost sharing as they do for other medical issues, but treatment centers say disagreement over what this means leaves many alcoholics and drug addicts without …
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Women Who Sought Treatment for Drug Addiction at Caron Treatment Centers …
WERNERSVILLE, Pa., March 5, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Heroin and prescription drug addiction are on the rise among affluent women, reveals a new survey from Caron Treatment Centers, a leader and nationally recognized non-profit provider of …
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The Legalization of Marijuana and What It Means to Addiction Treatment
If you or someone you love is suffering from a drug or alcohol addiction, Mountainside Treatment Center can help. Mountainside utilizes evidence-based treatment programs and holistic mind, body, spirit wellness techniques to help encourage longer …
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Markey Calls For Expanded Treatment To Address Drug Abuse Crisis
Senator Markey wants an expanded effort to prevent overdose deaths, increased availability of treatment for drug addiction, and to speed the rollout of new and improved treatments. " We have to get at this issue and do it soon, because it has already …
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Budget cuts target residential addiction treatment centers
Budget cuts in residential substance abuse treatment would cost the state more over the long term, according to mental health professionals and addicts. A legislative subcommittee has proposed a $ 2.04 million reduction to inpatient programs that treat …
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