A Veteran Celebrates the 2nd Chance He Got 17 Years Ago
A veteran celebrates the 2nd chance he got 17 years ago
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Today Scott Riley is a Food Service Coordinator at Su Casa, a drug treatment center in the Lower East Side. It is the very place that gave him a second shot at life … It was then Riley had his first taste of drug addiction. While he was eventually …
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America's Vets: More Jobs, More Help, More Suicides
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Former Democratic representative Patrick J. Kennedy of Rhode Island, a co-sponsor of the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, said the new rules could particularly help veterans. “No one stands to gain more from true parity than the men …
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Internet addiction: A real problem in America?
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She sees it all the time at the center, a 10-day program that costs people $ 14,000 out of pocket. Insurance companies aren't covering "internet addiction" treatment yet. Young said the people she treats at the center aren't folks like Cole. It goes way …
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Online addiction program would offer resources to those in recovery
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When medication-assisted therapy — that helps curb cravings and withdrawal symptoms to aid in behavioral therapy or counseling — become accepted in recent years, Tom Ingram found he didn't have the time or resources to provide both. So in 2009 the …
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