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The Government Is Right to Crack Down on Prescription Opioid Abuse

The government is right to crack down on prescription opioid abuse
Significantly, Mr. Holder emphasized education and treatment measures as well as stepped-up law enforcement, suggesting that the Obama administration does not want to repeat past unduly punitive anti-drug campaigns. Washington Post Editorials Editorials …
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Drug Abuse Costs Employers $81 Billion Per Year

Drug Abuse Costs Employers Billion Per Year
downtime, turnover and theft. Employers with longstanding programs also report better health status among employees and family members and decreased use of medical benefits by these same groups.
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Is substance abuse coverage as equal as required?
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Is Substance Abuse Coverage as Equal as Required?

Is substance abuse coverage as equal as required?
Insurance plans that cover substance abuse treatment must provide the same level of care and cost sharing as they do for other medical issues, but treatment centers say disagreement over what this means leaves many alcoholics and drug addicts …
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Is Substance Abuse Coverage as Equal as Required?

Is substance abuse coverage as equal as required?
Insurance plans that cover substance abuse treatment must provide the same level of care and cost sharing as they do for other medical issues, but treatment centers say disagreement over what this means leaves many alcoholics and drug addicts …
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Fund Drug Abuse Data Source

Fund drug abuse data source
Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s death has prompted a lot of discussion about heroin in recent weeks. Heroin statistics from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, or NSDUH, have fueled the debate, but they may be leading us astray. The NSDUH, a …
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Is There Such Thing as a “Weekend Pass” for a Drug Treatment Center?

Question by bradpast: Is there such thing as a “Weekend Pass” for a Drug Treatment Center?
My friend called me after spending a week and a half in a drug treatment center and he tells me that he is out for the weekend. He says… Continue reading