Addiction Treatment Works | Recovery Happens

Published January 26, 2013

Addiction Treatment Works | Recovery Happens – Millions of people are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol, yet only a small percentage of those people receive treatment for their addiction. This video highlights how treatment works and recovery happens. For anyone seeking addiction treatment resources, contact Signal BHN. www.signalbhn.org OR 303-639-9320.

Lawmakers work to curb prescription drug abuse in Mass.

Filed under: drug abuse treatment

Clark said the new legislation will increase public awareness, reduce the supply of pills, crack down on fraudulent prescriptions, make it tougher to “doctor shop” and increase access to information and substance abuse treatment. Both Brodeur and Clark …
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Vitale-Gordon Mental Health Parity and Substance Abuse Treatment Bill Advances

Filed under: drug abuse treatment

A bill sponsored by Senate Health , Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee Chairman, Senator Joseph F. Vitale , and Health Committee member, Senator Bob Gordon , which would require public health insurance providers to cover the treatment of …
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Two-year MaineCare cutoff for opiate addiction drugs kicks in Tuesday

Filed under: drug abuse treatment

But a task force of medical providers, substance abuse treatment providers, government officials, and patient advocates have developed criteria for continued MaineCare coverage of medically necessary Methadone and Suboxone treatments. The actions of …
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