Barriers Remain Despite Health Law's Push To Expand Access To Substance …
Jessica Schabel, 19, is under treatment at the Impact Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center in Pasadena, Calif., for heroin and methamphetamine addiction. Her insurance benefits only allowed for 30 days, but the … "The unintended consequence is that you …
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West set for secret wedding
Tori Spelling's husband admits he was "out of control" before seeking help in rehab. … reality series, 'True Tori,' Dean McDermott, 47, confesses that he cheated on the 40-year-old actress, with whom he has four children, Liam, six, Stella, five …
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Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
NEW YORK – As the ranks of heroin users rise, increasing numbers of addicts are looking for help but are failing to find it — because there are no beds in packed facilities, treatment is hugely expensive and insurance companies won't pay for inpatient …
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Addiction treatments covered in health law
Addiction treatments covered in health law. Region's facilities gearing for patients uptick. By Teresa Moss. Posted: November 17, 2013 at 2:42 a.m.. Print item · E-mail. Tweet. Myra Smith first started abusing pain pills when she was 17. It eventually …
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Alternative option for addicts in planning
Doug Ford, the longtime reverend at Abundant Life Assembly of God, said there is a need for more treatment options in the Marion community. “The Marion Area Counseling Center does a great job, but I can provide a faith-based approach,” he said.
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