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Addiction Treatment: Affordable Care Act Expands Coverage for Addiction Treatment – 89.3 KPCC

Affordable Care Act expands coverage for addiction treatment – 89.3 KPCC
Filed under: Addiction Treatment


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Affordable Care Act expands coverage for addiction treatment
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Drug treatment experts and public health officials said they see an increase in heroin use that is accompanying a rise in prescription opioid… Continue reading

Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Law Has Potential to Save Lives

Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Law has potential to save lives
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… the Delaware County Medical Examiner deemed accidental multiple drug intoxication. A year ago their 27-year-old son had just completed his third attempt in six months at rehabilitation for heroin addiction when it seemed he… Continue reading

Analyzing Philip Seymour Hoffman's Heroin Addiction

Analyzing Philip Seymour Hoffman's Heroin Addiction
Filed under: Addiction Treatment

Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his Manhattan apartment Sunday of an apparent drug overdose, according to law enforcement sources. Police found Hoffman, who won an Academy Award for his role in the film "Capote," unresponsive, with… Continue reading

Addiction Treatment: 'Web Junkie': Internet Addiction a Clinical Disorder

'Web Junkie': Internet addiction a clinical disorder
Filed under: Addiction Treatment

The documentary 'Web Junkie' highlights China's handling of children diagnosed as 'Internet addicted' through what seem like boot-camp rehabilitation programs. But the issues surrounding the newest clinical disorder highlights attributes of loneliness in children that are not new at… Continue reading

Addiction Treatment: Letter: More State Funding Needed to Treat Addiction – Philipstown.info

Letter: More State Funding Needed to Treat Addiction – Philipstown.info
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Letter: More State Funding Needed to Treat Addiction
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There is a public health crisis in the United States that is largely ignored by the media. In New York State, drug overdose deaths rose 169 percent… Continue reading

Heroin Overdose Antidote Training at Addiction Treatment Center in Vernon Hills – Vernon Hills Review

Heroin overdose antidote training at addiction treatment center in Vernon Hills – Vernon Hills Review
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Heroin overdose antidote training at addiction treatment center in Vernon Hills
Vernon Hills Review
"An addiction treatment center in Vernon Hills is scheduled to host the latest suburban training session on… Continue reading