Barriers Remain Despite Health Law's Push To Expand Access To Substance …
As a result of the limitation, drug rehabilitation centers across the nation are turning away new Medicaid beneficiaries who need residential treatment and now are entitled to receive it under Obamacare. "The unintended consequence is that you are …
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Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment
As the ranks of heroin users rise, increasing numbers of addicts are looking for help but are failing to find it — because there are no beds in packed facilities, treatment is hugely expensive and insurance companies won't pay for inpatient rehab …
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Alcohol, drug treatment housing proposed for north side
A for-profit agency that provides alcohol and drug abuse treatment services wants to build a residential center on Milwaukee's north side. Genesis Behavioral Services Inc. is proposing the 26-bed facility for 5150 N. 32nd St., according to documents …
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Using Neurofeedback to Treat Substance Use Disorder
A recent article suggests the possibility that neurofeedback (NFB) can be useful in the treatment of those experiencing substance use disorders (SUD). In this article, I articulate these possibilities further. From the referenced article, I have …
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Addressing teen drug use
With a majority of his clients being adults, Morris decided to research the issue of adolescent substance use and treatment further and has released a report on his findings. “The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services …
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Temple to examine disease management and substance use
People with substance-use disorders often either have mixed feelings about seeking treatment or face significant barriers in engaging in proper treatment. To help them, the Treatment Research Institute (TRI) and the School of Medicine at Temple have …
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Question by tryinglife: how will a felony controlled sub.charge affect college?
I have been on medication since teen life.I’ve had alot of injuries and pain to get through.I’ve been off all that and I’m trying to go to college to earn a degree in a field I can handle with my health limitations.I’ve resently signed up for fall sem. and lied when asked about a controlled sub conviction(4- .5mg Xanex’s) it’s the only one in my life and is over 10 years ago.Trying to find grants or some help for tuition has been very hard.That Question keeps bieng asked.How can i get the funding I need so that I can get on with my life I know my past will haunt me but that does not mean I cant overcome it.I just don’t know how

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Answer by Ms.6
Oooh that is not good. They don’t want to give you grant money if you deal with illegal drugs (as you know). Um can you look into getting your record sealed? You say its been 10 years I think you can do it if you have a low felony record. I don’t know I think it changes from state to state. I know F4 &F5 can be sealed. Also you should looking in the Foundation Center and see if they can give you any information about grants for felons. I know they have them out there you just have to dig for them. It’s funny because a lot of places will hire a felon with a drug conviction but they won’t hire other types of felons. Oh well good luck.

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Sunset Park drug counseling center expanding its mission
The center, headquartered in a five-story brick building at 449 39th St. in Sunset Park, has 22 employees and offers a wide variety of services, including substance abuse assessments, outpatient chemical dependency treatment, outpatient detox …
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From cost and coverage to finding a free bed, heroin addicts face barriers to …
They either claim that the addict does not meet the "criteria for medical necessity" — that inpatient care would be an inappropriate treatment — or require that the user first try outpatient rehab. "Ninety-nine-point-nine percent of the time, we hear …
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City council proposes increase on tax for alcoholic beverages
This money would be used to reduce crime, improve quality of life and raise funds for substance abuse treatment programs, Linehan said to approximately 30 attendees. “We have an enormous issue with substance abuse in the city of Boston and our …
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App can help alcoholics, study finds
Adults released from inpatient alcoholism treatment centers who got free sober smartphones reported fewer drinking days and more overall abstinence than those who got the usual follow-up support. The results were based on patients' self-reporting on …
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