Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment across US
Doctors gave him an IV flush to clean out his system, and sent him home. Marchese and his sister stayed up all night calling inpatient treatment centers only to be told: We have no beds. We'll put him on a … Of the 23.1 million Americans who needed …
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Heroin addicts seeking sobriety face barriers to receiving treatment
DiRenzo spent years trying to get help for him, but was denied for many reasons – she was constantly told she didn’t meet the "criteria" for treatment centers, she even got turned away from emergency rooms because doctors say alcohol withdrawal …
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UW police take 10 to detox over Final Four weekend
One UW-Madison student didn't make it to see tip-off of Saturday's Final Four game after he drunkenly passed out in a campus dining hall bathroom and was taken to a local detox center, according to police. The 21-year-old was among 10 people UW-Madison …
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