Experts Praise 'historic' Mental Health, Addiction Parity Rule
Experts praise 'historic' mental health, addiction parity rule
[rewrite]Mental health and addiction treatment experts praised what they described as a “historic” expansion Friday of insurance coverage for millions of Americans suffering from psychological or substance abuse problems, five years after a law requiring the …[/rewrite]
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Who can tell me not to abuse drugs?
[rewrite]Admissions to substance abuse treatment programs by patients using a combination of benzodiazepines (benzos) and pain relievers have risen drastically over the past decade, according to a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services …[/rewrite]
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Inside Amanda Bynes Crazy Drug Apartment – PHOTOS
Inside Amanda Bynes Crazy Drug Apartment – PHOTOS — Inside Amanda Bynes’ crazy drug-fueled house party – weed, photos, cocaine use. FULL PHOTO SPREAD LINK: http://i.imgur.com/BUhJ5p7.jpg http://www.intouchweek…
A Daughter Remembers Her 'Entertainer' Father
[rewrite]The movie was made at a time when studios were willfully ignoring the Hayes Code, which regulated what was morally acceptable to portray in films. Three on a Match featured storylines involving adultery, kidnapping and drug addiction — all themes that …[/rewrite]
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Chief Keef Gets OK to Go to Rehab in California
Chief Keef gets OK to go to rehab in California
[rewrite]Hoffenberg on Wednesday had ordered Cozart to undergo 90 days of drug treatment at the Haymarket Center, a residential treatment center on the West Side. But Cook County sheriff's officials delayed sending him there pending a hearing to clarify with …[/rewrite]
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Willoughby police look for man who allegedly brought drugs into addiction …
[rewrite]Willoughby police look for man who allegedly brought drugs into addiction treatment center. Willoughby police say the man in this surveillance photo attempted to smuggle heroin into Laurelwood Center for Behavorial Medicine on Oct. 21. Police want the …[/rewrite]
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Pelosi 'Sad' for Coke-Arrested Rep. Radel's Family, Blasts GOP for Supporting …
Pelosi 'Sad' for Coke-Arrested Rep. Radel's Family, Blasts GOP for Supporting …
[rewrite]Move over, Canada, America is back in the game! Florida Congressman Trey Radel (R-HipHop) was charged with cocaine possession on Tuesday, and unlike Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, acknowledged his struggle with substance abuse, and said the incident …[/rewrite]
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Addiction Treatment With a Dark Side
[rewrite]Buprenorphine has become both medication and dope: a treatment with considerable successes and also failures, as well as a street and prison drug bedeviling local authorities. It has attracted unscrupulous doctors and caused more ….. The Times …[/rewrite]
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AMA Still Against Legalizing Pot
AMA Still Against Legalizing Pot
[rewrite]The AMA also adopted a provision that urges the federal government and the nation to "acknowledge" that the current war on drugs has "been ineffective" and to expand the availability to treatment programs for substance use disorders and reduce their costs.[/rewrite]
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Radel has several options for rehab in SWFL
[rewrite]And the Willough at Naples specializes in mental health issues that can cause substance abuse. Either way, one professional says Radel has a long road to recovery. "A person does need to maintain vigilance for the rest of their lives when they suffer …[/rewrite]
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Biz Buzz for Nov. 18, 2013
Biz Buzz for Nov. 18, 2013
[rewrite]Dr. Samuel Laney joined the health-care team as a member of St. Luke's Physical Medicine and Rehab Associates and the medical. director of St. Luke's Rehabilitation Inpatient Unit. He received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in …[/rewrite]
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Mentally ill services insufficient
[rewrite]In February 2011, the Justice Department informed the state of its investigation into Mississippi's mental health system, which serves those with mental illness, intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, and alcohol and drug addictions, said …[/rewrite]
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