How Philip Seymour Hoffman Could Have Been Saved
How Philip Seymour Hoffman Could Have Been Saved
Filed under: drug abuse help treatment programs
In an article I wrote for TIME.com about the mental-health provisions in the Affordable Care Act, I noted that 90% of those who enter addiction-treatment programs in the U.S. don't receive evidence-based treatment. …. is that the DEA has made the …
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Mother who lost two sons to overdoses seeks to help others
Filed under: drug abuse help treatment programs
The Center for Treatment and Recovery had a methadone clinic in Pawtucket where Reynolds was working, and late that year Teddie enrolled in its treatment program. … Paul eventually sought treatment. But recovery, experts in addiction say, is rarely a …
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Our Views: Big savings, but not yet
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Another new law allows offenders convicted of similar drug crimes to be diverted to a substance abuse treatment program under probation supervision by the state corrections department instead of being sent to prison. Successful completion of the …
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Burglary victim: 'Justice was served'
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A CBCF is a form of prison which focuses on substance abuse treatment and education. "We think drug rehab will help him. … I'm not sure if he's escalated (his crimes), but he's been in this pattern for a long time," … The judge said he was trying …
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