Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment – SFGate
Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment – SFGate
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Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
SFGate There are about 12,000 addiction treatment programs nationwide, according to McLellan's organization. Of those, about 10 percent are residential facilities, about 80 percent are outpatient programs and about 10 percent are methadone clinics. There's … |
R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction – The Providence Journal
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R.I. Senate panel considers bills to aid treatment of drug addiction
The Providence Journal Paul V. Jabour, D-Providence, would require coverage for all medications used to treat addiction, including methadone, buprenorphine (Suboxone) and naltrexone (Vivitrol). Practices among insurers vary on Suboxone and Vivitrol, but few cover methadone, … |
Heroin use, and deaths, on the rise in North Carolina – News & Observer
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Heroin use, and deaths, on the rise in North Carolina
News & Observer The surge in heroin use comes after what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called a nationwide epidemic of overdose deaths involving opioid pain relievers, including OxyContin, methadone and hydrocodone. In 2008, overdose deaths from … Heroin use, overdose deaths rising in Kansas |
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