Old hospital building converted into addiction treatment facility
A unique element of the new center will be a “Heroes Program,” which will focus on the care and rehabilitation of military, law. enforcement and fire department professionals who are struggling with post traumatic stress disorder and drug or alcohol …
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Heroin addicts who want help face insurance denials
Then Richard Caruso, who oversees the treatment programs at Unity Health Systems' Chemical Dependency, called the man's insurance company for approval. Caruso recalled that the man had coverage, but the insurer declined to pay unless he had first …
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Bill offers treatment for DUI offenders
It allows a judge, as a condition of probation to order a second or third time DUI offender to participate in an inpatient or intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment program following a clinical substance abuse assessment. The offender will be …
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Special Report: Vermont spends millions on addiction-fighting drug that is …
Thirty-eight physicians and 11 treatment programs in Vermont are on the website of the federal agency that authorizes doctors to prescribe buprenorphine, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The list, however, includes at …
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Find a local support group
The Alzheimer's Support Group, Meadville area, for those caring for seniors with dementia or Alzheimer's disease, meets the third Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m., Lew Davies Community Center, 1034 Park Ave., Meadville. …. The following Food Addicts …
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Heroin addicts who want help likely to be denied by insurers
“A lot of these heroin users now have families, and the insurers aren't looking at them the same way as someone who's homeless or living in a drug house,” said Robert Lebman, president of Huther Doyle, an addiction treatment center in Rochester. (Page …
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Treatment Center Finder Expands Their Addiction Hotline
Treatment Center Finder is battling addiction on the front lines seven days a week. To handle this growing problem, the company's addiction hotline has expanded into 6 new states, bringing the total states covered by their services up to 12 states …
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Answer Man: New addiction treatment center opens
Indeed it is. It's called the Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge center, and it offers "comprehensive addiction treatment and recovery services under one umbrella." The long-term treatment program opened about a month ago, and it has about a dozen …
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Greenville hopes brain-treatment center will be catalyst for recovery
Dr. Montgomery said there is a need for more training and information about the procedure, a role that Greenville Neuromodulation Center seeks to fill. “There is so much needless suffering out there because patients are not getting access to this …
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Industry Veteran Mark Greenberg, M.A. Joins North Bay Recovery Center as …
Mark Greenberg, M.A., has joined North Bay Recovery Center as Director of Program Development. Mr. Greenberg's significant industry experience has provided him with a broad base of senior management, clinical leadership, addiction treatment program …
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