330000 Texas Addicts Newly Eligible for Treatment

Published April 30, 2013

330000 Texas Addicts Newly Eligible For Treatment

Filed under: Texas Drug Treatment Centers

This could place an enormous load on addiction treatment centers in Texas, which only count 6,478 beds. The administration estimates more than 1.6 million Texans need some form of treatment for addiction. Supporters of state Medicaid say expansion …
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Gun advocates, others push meds-shootings link

Filed under: Texas Drug Treatment Centers

Republican activist Bob Price said in a radio interview at a gun-rights rally in Austin, Texas, that mass casualty shooters "are on psychotropic drugs or under some sort of psychiatric care, and that's really where the discussion needs to be … We …
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Texas Senate OKs drug testing for welfare applicants

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AUSTIN — Legislation to require drug testing for Texas welfare applicants unanimously passed the Senate on Wednesday with provisions designed to encourage drug treatment and protect dependent children from an abrupt cutoff in benefits. … modified …
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