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Final Regulations Issued Under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity

Final Regulations Issued under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity
Filed under: private alcohol rehab clinics

[I]f a plan or issuer classifies care in skilled nursing facilities or rehabilitation hospitals as inpatient benefits, then the plan or issuer must likewise treat any covered care in residential treatment facilities… Continue reading

Deerfield Considers Limit on Drug and Alcohol Rehabs

Deerfield considers limit on drug and alcohol rehabs
Filed under: drug and alcohol rehab program

The letter said the ADA and FHA both prohibit cities from creating such limitations in order to ensure that people suffering from drug and alcohol addictions have access to treatment facilities. "The City of Deerfield… Continue reading

Bangor Adopts Contentious Moratorium on Suboxone Treatment Expansions – Bangor Daily News

Bangor adopts contentious moratorium on Suboxone treatment expansions – Bangor Daily News
Filed under: Addiction Treatment

Bangor adopts contentious moratorium on Suboxone treatment expansions
Bangor Daily News
Some city councilors want that time to review the city's regulations on drug addiction treatment facilities and, if needed, pass new rules regarding… Continue reading

Bangor Councilors Postpone Moratorium Vote on Suboxone Treatment Growth

Bangor councilors postpone moratorium vote on Suboxone treatment growth
Filed under: Addiction Treatment

Posted Nov. 13, 2013, at 9:43 p.m. BANGOR, Maine — Bangor city councilors will revisit a revised version of the city’s proposed 180-day moratorium on the Suboxone treatment expansion at the city’s addiction treatment facilities.
Addiction Treatment… Continue reading

Young and on Drugs: Three Recovering Addicts Share Their Stories of Teen Drug

Young and on drugs: Three recovering addicts share their stories of teen drug
Filed under: samsha drug and alcohol rehab

In 2010, 7 percent of all persons admitted to publicly funded drug treatment facilities were ages 12 to 17. In a 2012 survey, the SAMHSA found that more… Continue reading

N.J. Addicts Suffer From Shortage of Drug Treatment Facilities – NorthJersey.com

N.J. addicts suffer from shortage of drug treatment facilities – NorthJersey.com
Filed under: Addiction Treatment


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N.J. addicts suffer from shortage of drug treatment facilities
NorthJersey.com
As heroin and prescription painkillers ravage parts of the state, at least a third of New Jersey addicts seeking treatment cannot get it. A… Continue reading