How Obamacare Is Changing Addiction Treatment Coverage

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The federal government, for example, released final regulations in November concerning the ACA's requirements that mental health and substance abuse treatment receive equal footing with medical health care. More from The Fix: Neurofeedback: If It Can …
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Police to Carry, Administer Narcan in Case of Heroin Overdose

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The police department has continued to combat the two most prevalent crimes in Anne Arundel County: theft from automobiles and theft of precious metals. The common denominator in these types of crimes is suspects addicted to the drug heroin, police say.
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OUR OPINION: Mental health of juvenile detainees in Maine must be addressed

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On any day, about 100 young men and women between the ages of 14 and 21 reside in Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland, one of Maine's two juvenile detention facilities. (The other … But funding for juvenile substance abuse treatment …
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OUR OPINION: DRUG ADDICTION Heroin's surge demands responses

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention points out that overdosing, on substances including heroin, is the country's leading cause of accidental death, topping the annual tolls from categories such as traffic fatalities, gun homicides and …
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