A Jail by Another Name – China Labor Camps Now Drug Detox Centers
Many of China's re-education through labor camps, instead of being abolished in line with a ruling Communist Party announcement this month, are being turned into compulsory drug rehabilitation centers where inmates can be incarcerated for two years or …
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Legislators push health insurance parity for substance abuse
With private treatment inaccessible to the overwhelming majority of addicted people, at upward of $ 40,000, Pignatelli believes insurance companies should pick up the entire tab. People need more avenues to receive treatment, or it will cost communities …
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Narconon Arrowhead Announces Weekly Graduation Ceremony That Will …
The Narconon program is a holistic drug and alcohol rehabilitation program based on the drug rehabilitation research developed by L. Ron Hubbard. The program works not only to address the physical effects of drug use, but also to help the individual …
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Question by WTH (idea: Can a hospital refuse someone who has had a possible stroke because their AHCCS coverage ran out?
My ex wife had what to me was an obvious stroke.Her right arm was like jello she couldn’t walk and complained her chest hurt.When her sister took her to a local hospital(TMC in Tucson AZ) They refused to admit her because her AHCCCS card had expired . Can they really do that? If so what are her options?

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Answer by Brian
While the stroke may be obvious to you if the ER physician gave her a full work up and found nothing wrong there really is no reason to admit her unless they’re gonna obs her for the night to cover their butt. A lot of times bells palsy or a TIA can go home that day with instructions to follow up with your personal physician for further testing or to come back in if things get worse. I highly doubt they refused to admit her cause her AHCCCS card expired. The reason why I’m so sure is 99/100 times an ER physician won’t even know your insurance until they go to admit you the reason why is cause it doesn’t matter what insurance a person has till that time. The only reason why it even matters at all is so you can admit the patient to the right hospitalist as certain hospitalist groups are contracted with certain insurance companies.

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4 Steps to Deal with an Employee's Substance Abuse Problem
The odds of substance abuse issues finding their way into your business are sizeable. According to the Department of Health and Human Services' 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, of the 18.9 million adults classified with dependence or abuse, …
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We Must Stop Drug Abuse-Okedi
We are also talking to health insurance companies to make it possible for the addicts to access their services as a policy since there is no such current provision. Addiction should not be criminalised as well. Nacada is also changing its tact to a …
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Heroin Use Rose 75% In Four Years, Drug Agency Says
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, heroin use in the U.S. rose an alarming 75 per cent between 2007 and 2011. Heroin abusers can seek the help they need at a detox center such as Harbor Village to start the …
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Question by WTH (idea: Can a hospital refuse someone who has had a possible stroke because their AHCCS coverage ran out?
My ex wife had what to me was an obvious stroke.Her right arm was like jello she couldn’t walk and complained her chest hurt.When her sister took her to a local hospital(TMC in Tucson AZ) They refused to admit her because her AHCCCS card had expired . Can they really do that? If so what are her options?

Best answer:

Answer by Brian
While the stroke may be obvious to you if the ER physician gave her a full work up and found nothing wrong there really is no reason to admit her unless they’re gonna obs her for the night to cover their butt. A lot of times bells palsy or a TIA can go home that day with instructions to follow up with your personal physician for further testing or to come back in if things get worse. I highly doubt they refused to admit her cause her AHCCCS card expired. The reason why I’m so sure is 99/100 times an ER physician won’t even know your insurance until they go to admit you the reason why is cause it doesn’t matter what insurance a person has till that time. The only reason why it even matters at all is so you can admit the patient to the right hospitalist as certain hospitalist groups are contracted with certain insurance companies.

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Trenton drug rehab patients forced to look to Florida for help
TRENTON — The streets of Trenton are home to drug smuggling and consumption, but the limit in drug rehab centers in the city has many fleeing to Florida for their cleansing. Although addiction advocate groups are common in the area, these facilities …
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Binay sacks 6 city hall employees positive for drug use
In the private sector, where 566 employees underwent the test with the consent of their employers, three tested positive for shabu, while seven out of 321 national and city government workers tested were found positive for shabu, Santos said. Binay …
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Painkiller addicts hit Medicaid limits
Many private insurance companies and state Medicaid agencies across the country impose sharp limitations on access to medications used in the treatment of the addiction to prescription painkillers known as opioids. … "Now that we finally have …
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Editorial: Addiction is lifelong struggle
A reading of the plan shows how big the problem is and how scarce the solutions are, at least for drug abuse. Prevention has to begin with giving children a good start in life. Treatment, however, begins when prevention has failed, when years of …
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Author tells story of founders of Georgia's first drug and alcohol treatment …
The Statesboro business community so admired the work the Mooneys were doing, they raised enough money to help them form Willingway, the first hospital in the country dedicated solely to the treatment of alcoholism and drug addiction. “I've always …
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Health care changes mean addiction treatment coverage in 2014 – FOX19.com …
Changes in the federal health care overhaul means insurance companies will have to pay for alcohol and drug addiction treatment, beginning 2014. There is an unfulfilled need for alcohol and addiction treatment services in the Tri-State. In fact, it's …
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Philip Seymour Hoffman Detox: Actor Entered Treatment For Drug Abuse
In a 2006 interview with CBS' "60 Minutes," Hoffman discussed his past drug use. The 45-year-old explained that after graduating from New York University's drama school he was lured into a life of hard-partying. "It was all that [drugs and alcohol …
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Painkiller Addiction Treatment and Prescription Drug Rehab Announced
Recovery Associates is a drug and alcohol treatment center that provides a variety of programs and services for men, women and teens struggling with chemical dependency issues. At the core of their philosophy is the belief that addiction is a treatable …
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