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Heroin Epidemic Challenges Nonprofits and Health Insurance Alike
Heroin Epidemic Challenges Nonprofits and Health Insurance Alike
According to AP, “Because withdrawal is not directly deadly, most insurance companies won't pay for inpatient heroin detoxification or rehab…They either claim that the addict does not meet the 'criteria for medical necessity'—that inpatient care …
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Doctor's license suspended after clinic raided
Methadone is commonly used for pain management or to aid in the withdrawal from heroin. One pharmacy refused to fill Christensen's narcotics prescriptions until the doctor filled out a treatment plan for that patient. All 43 treatment plans Christensen …
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Approval of drug is long overdue
Narcon sends the victim into immediate withdrawal and reverses the effects of the drug by helping the person regain ability to breathe. … Narcon can counter overdoses of opiates including heroin, morphine, oxycodone (Oxycontin), methadone …
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More Charges for Man Accused in Burglary, Arson – Frederick News Post (Subscription)
More charges for man accused in burglary, arson – Frederick News Post (subscription)
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More charges for man accused in burglary, arson
Frederick News Post (subscription) n Dashaun Lee Smith, 34, of Frederick, was indicted on charges of possessing an alcoholic beverage in a public park, possession of cocaine and paraphernalia, and intent to distribute. n Dean Morgan Stewart, 46, of Frederick, faces charges of … |
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Ethan’s story, Part 3: ‘Addiction never stops and I will live with this for … – MassLive.com
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Ethan's story, Part 3: 'Addiction never stops and I will live with this for …
MassLive.com He moved to New Jersey after detox, where he lived with his uncle, a recovering alcoholic, and his cousin, a recovering addict. It was an environment where everyone was going through different stages of the same difficult … In the initial triage … |
Ethan’s Story, Part 3: ‘Addiction Never Stops and I Will Live With This for … – MassLive.com
Ethan’s story, Part 3: ‘Addiction never stops and I will live with this for … – MassLive.com
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Ethan's story, Part 3: 'Addiction never stops and I will live with this for …
MassLive.com He moved to New Jersey after detox, where he lived with his uncle, a recovering alcoholic, and his cousin, a recovering addict. It was an environment where everyone was going through different stages of the same difficult … In the initial triage … |
Alcoholism Methadone – Google News
Boston’s only public methadone clinic may shut – Boston Globe
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Boston's only public methadone clinic may shut
Boston Globe Boston health officials are poised to close the city's only public methadone clinic at a time when heroin overdoses, which methadone is used to combat, are rising dramatically across the state. Shutting the clinic, which has offered methadone to opiate … |
Ethan’s Story, Part 3: ‘Addiction Never Stops and I Will Live With This for … – MassLive.com
Ethan’s story, Part 3: ‘Addiction never stops and I will live with this for … – MassLive.com
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Ethan's story, Part 3: 'Addiction never stops and I will live with this for …
MassLive.com He moved to New Jersey after detox, where he lived with his uncle, a recovering alcoholic, and his cousin, a recovering addict. It was an environment where everyone was going through different stages of the same difficult … In the initial triage … |
Alcoholism Methadone – Google News
Eye on the Island – Three Villages Times
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Eye on the Island
Three Villages Times In fact, says Ragni, rather than pay for a stay in a detox facility, insurance companies prefer addicts to replace heroin with a pharmaceutical maintenance drug, like Methadone was in decades past. “Addiction should be treated the same as other … |
Fast Facts About Some Obstacles to Heroin Sobriety – Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, Sports
Fast facts about some obstacles to heroin sobriety – Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, Sports
Treatment facilities are packed. Inpatient rehab is costly. Insurance companies have refused coverage. Addicts looking to get clean from heroin often face an uphill battle.
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Fast facts about obstacles to heroin sobriety
Treatment facilities are packed. Inpatient rehab is costly. Insurance companies have refused coverage. Addicts looking to get clean from heroin often face an uphill battle. A look at the process, and some of the obstacles to getting sober.
Methadone Clinics – Yahoo News Search Results
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Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment
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 inpatient rehab.
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Fast facts about some obstacles to heroin sobriety
Treatment facilities are packed. Inpatient rehab is costly. Insurance companies have refused coverage. Addicts looking to get clean from heroin often face an uphill battle. A look at the process, and some of the obstacles to getting sober:
Methadone Clinics – Yahoo News Search Results
Opioid Dependence: Long-term treatment (agonists)-presentation-7B — Dr. Atul Ambekar Associate Professor – AIIMS, New Delhi.
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