Painkiller addicts hit Medicaid limits
A report commissioned by the American Society of Addiction Medicine found that Medicaid agencies in just 28 states cover all three of medications that the Food and Drug Administration has approved for opioid addiction treatment: methadone …
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Health Calendar
Learn to Cope, a confidential support group for parents/caregivers struggling with a member of the family who is addicted to opiates and/or other drugs (opiates include heroin, Oxycontin, Vicodin, Percocet, etc.) meets Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m. … NAMI …
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Bitter Pills series: Finding ways to combat the growing prescription drug …
Finch, of the Governor's Institute on Substance Abuse, said doctors and patients alike need to adjust their expectations when it comes to treatment with narcotic painkillers, often referred to in the medical community as opioids. "We really have gotten …
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