Local Groups Work to Address Area's Substance Abuse Issues

Local groups work to address area's substance abuse issues

Filed under: Substance Abuse

Bellevue physician Dr. Jeremy Engel talks to a crowd of nearly 100 people who attended the first meeting of the newly revitalized Northern Kentucky People Advocating Recovery group Thursday, Feb. 28. / Amanda Joering/Community Recorder …
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Rockefeller, Rahall talk substance abuse

Filed under: Substance Abuse

Rep. Nick Rahall (second from left), Sen. Jay Rockefeller (third from left) and Gil Kerlikowske, director of national drug control policy, (fourth from left) host a roundtable discussion about substance abuse at the Robert C. Byrd Center for Pharmacy …
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New health care regulation expands benefits for substance abuse, mental

Filed under: Substance Abuse

Prior to the rule, almost 20 percent of people purchasing insurance did not have access to mental health services, and nearly a third had no substance abuse disorder benefits, the agency said. The rule issued Wednesday includes those benefits in the …
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Thomas McLellan explains how Affordable Care Act will transform substance

Filed under: Substance Abuse

The old-fashioned substance abuse treatment is a program, 30 days or 60 days with a graduation, "but it doesn't work," McLellan said. "They don't have a 30-day diabetes program," he added, getting a laugh from the audience. People with substance abuse …
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