NYS Office of Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Services regional coordinator …
JAMESTOWN – Patrick Morrison, Regional Coordinator for the western field of the Office of Alcoholism And Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), recently visited with officials and staff at WCA Hospital to tour the newly constructed Inpatient Chemical …
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Mental health, addiction services need support
Currently, Ohio Gov. John Kasich is contemplating expanding the federal entitlement program Medicaid to all uninsured adults with income up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level, or $ 15,420, from $ 11,174. Medicaid covers disabled and elderly …
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Prescription drug abuse persists in Ohio
There's more change coming, said Orman Hall, the director of the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services. Change, he said, that will see the number of prescription opiate doses “drop at a much more rapid pace.” In Hall's estimation, a …
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