Treatment programs must survive

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Thankfully, he had enough motivation and desperation to ask for help, so he called First at Blue Ridge – a long-term residential facility for substance abusers. This chain of events led to the alcoholic saving his own life by working a vigorous …
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Report Calls for Lifting Medical Treatment Ban at Rehab Facilities

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For decades, California law has banned medical treatment at private, inpatient drug treatment facilities in large part because treatment for addiction used to be based on self-help and peer-support programs. In recent years, experts have begun treating …
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AG SCHNEIDERMAN ANNOUNCES .4 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH NYC …

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Under the terms of the settlement, more than $ 12,600,000 will be returned to the Medicaid program, and $ 800,000 to the federal Medicare program. “Drug and alcohol treatment programs are designed to help people struggling with addiction. … announced …
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