Long-term care options seen as gap in drug treatments
“After the five-day spin dry, we're stuck again,” he said. “That's the missing piece,” said Nick Costello, executive director of John Ashford Link House, which has residential addiction treatment programs in Salisbury, Newburyport, Amesbury and Gloucester.
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Heroin use taking a toll on Pennsylvania
SAMHSA has a 24-hour hotline — 1-800-662-HELP (4357) — and a directory of more than 11,000 alcohol and drug addiction treatment facilities and programs at http://www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov . Fast facts about some obstacles to heroin … INSURANCE …
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Parents, advocates push to have drug rehabilitation be paid for by health …
BRENTWOOD – As the heroin crisis worsens on Long Island, parents and advocates are hoping Albany can pass a bill that would require inpatient drug rehabilitation be paid for by health insurance. The bill authored by state Sen. Kemp Hannon would …
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Parents, advocates push for drug rehabilitation be paid for by health insurance
BRENTWOOD – As the heroin crisis worsens on Long Island, parents and advocates are hoping Albany can pass a bill requiring inpatient drug rehabilitation be paid for by health insurance. The issue was discussed at the first of 12 statewide forums on …
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Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
NEW YORK (AP) – 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 …
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Blanchard residents rally against proposed rehabilitation center
Second Story Ranch is a proposed 90-day residential home designed to help men who have completed 30 days of inpatient substance abuse treatment. The recovery home would be near the outskirts of Blanchard. Some residents have taken issue with the …
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Drug Rehab Owner Curbs Addiction by Offering Natural ADHD Supplements
Danny Warner runs The Chateau Recovery Center, a substance abuse rehabilitation center in the scenic valley of Midway, Utah. Danny became concerned when he noticed a "very high percentage of his clients with substance abuse problems were also on …
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MPs okay rehabilitation fund for drug addictsPublish Date: Apr 06, 2014
The committee chaired by the Mubende Woman MP Benny Namugwanya noted that the funds will enable the rehabilitation centers to provide for the care, treatment and rehabilitation of persons addicted to the drugs. “Let's be like Kenya where this Fund is …
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Pro-pot group files to recall Arizona senator
The bill would have allowed the state to pay for some of the research into marijuana as a treatment for military veterans with PTSD. The bill had bipartisan support when the Arizona House of Representatives approved it March 10. Yee says no state money …
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American imprisoned in Cuba begins hunger strike
WASHINGTON (AP) — An American imprisoned in Cuba for more than four years says he's on a hunger strike. Alan Gross released a statement through his lawyer Tuesday saying he began fasting to protest his treatment by the governments of Cuba and the …
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25 Instances of Mascots Misbehaving
In January 2009, the Arizona Diamondbacks were forced to cut ties with David Hamilton, who played their mascot Baxter, after he was arrested on suspicion of extreme DUI. …. The NJ Devil has managed to rehab the image of the franchise's mascot and has …
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Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
Of the 23.1 million Americans who needed treatment for drugs or alcohol in 2012, only 2.5 million people received aid at a specialty facility, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Heroin addicts are a …
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