Tackling Pain and Addiction
The company did hike prices in 2011 when Vivitrol sales were slower than expected, although often the alternative is prison, which cost multiples more than the typical $ 15,000+ annual cost of Vivitrol treatment. Drug alternatives are few. The pill form …
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Audit: Oregon could save millions by ensuring ex-offenders get drug treatment
The audit found help for county budgets, too, suggesting that under the Affordable Care Act Medicaid could cover the cost of drug treatment. The report's release comes as a national wave of efforts by groups on the left and right aim to reduce the cost …
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Kathleen Vinehout: Let's work together to end addiction
Misdiagnosing and mistreating addiction and related mental illness comes at a tremendous cost to the individual, the addict's family and to our society. Often those with addictions are sent to prison with court-ordered treatment for addiction and later …
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