What Are the Benefits of Substance Abuse Treatment?
Question by aubrie s: What are the benefits of substance abuse treatment?
I mean, aside from the fact that it would get to treat an individual and make him sober again. It’s just that addiction treatments cost so much that I was just wondering if it’s really worth it.
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Answer by alissa dp
Look at it this way: when you enter a person into a substance abuse treatment program, you would… Continue reading
Despite Obamacare, a Gaping Hole in Addiction Treatment
Despite Obamacare, a gaping hole in addiction treatment
Under the decades-old federal restriction, drug treatment centers with more than 16 beds can't bill Medicaid for residential services provided to low-income adults. The measure was designed to prevent Medicaid funding from going to private mental …
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A gaping hole in addiction treatment
At the Impact Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center in Pasadena, Calif., administrators said they constantly are… Continue reading
Drug Rehabilitation Free?
Question by Samantha: Drug rehabilitation free?
I have a friend who is addicted to meth and may be pregnant. She wants to go to rehab to get rid of her addictions to meth, alcohol, and cigarettes. She doesn’t have a lot of money and doesn’t want to have to leave the state or her family. She lives in Oklahoma City and is trying for a free in house program. Does anyone know any good programs?… Continue reading
'We'Re All Paying': Heroin Use Spreads Misery
'We're all paying': Heroin use spreads misery
Just one measure: According to Daybreak Youth Services, 4 percent of teens admitted in 2008 for inpatient drug rehabilitation services in Clark County reported using heroin. By summer 2012, that number spiked to 15 percent. According to a June 2013 …
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Couple Receives Blessing After Breaking Chains Of Drug Addiction
Through years of rehabilitation and counseling, the Slaights are coming back together, and… Continue reading
Aggressive Panhandling More Than a Police Problem
Aggressive panhandling more than a police problem
What if the shelters and food centers set up long-term contracts with clients that required abstinence and treatment? What if judges offered alternative sentencing to a detox center with 30-day inpatient treatment? We don't know that these approaches …
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A Deeper Look at Drug Ads
Kent Runyon executive director of Novus Detox Center, a Florida treatment facility serving high-dosage addiction… Continue reading