Drug Abuse: Tens of Millions to Receive Substance Abuse Help Under Obama’s Health Reform Law – Raw Story

Tens of millions to receive substance abuse help under Obama’s health reform law – Raw Story
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Raw Story

Tens of millions to receive substance abuse help under Obama's health reform law
Raw Story
When the Affordable Care Act is fully implemented in 2014, over 32 million Americans will get access to substance abuse and mental health treatments not currently available to the uninsured or through today's most common health insurance policies.

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DCCCA offers walk-in substance abuse counseling on Wednesdays – Lawrence Journal World
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DCCCA offers walk-in substance abuse counseling on Wednesdays
Lawrence Journal World
Because April is Alcohol Awareness Month, counselors at DCCCA, a Lawrence-based drug and alcohol treatment provider, want to remind people that they offer walk-in screenings and assessments for substance abuse problems every Wednesday afternoon,

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Pain management in NFL spawns culture of prescription drug abuse – Kingston Daily Freeman
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Pain management in NFL spawns culture of prescription drug abuse
Kingston Daily Freeman
It's an issue the league has grappled with for many years: a culture of prescription drug use and misuse that stretches from the locker room into retirement, and even on to coaching staffs, with uneven oversight or uniform guidelines. Numerous studies

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