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Health Law Could Overwhelm Addiction Services

...  law could overwhelm addiction services With money for treatment limited, slots in rehabilitation centers and hospitals are scarce. In Minnesota, which has one of the higher substance abuse rates in the nation — 11.6 percent of the population — there are slightly more than 3,900 inpatient … Read more on Defiance Crescent News (subscription)   Choosing An Addiction Center In Arizona 1-800-839-1682 – If you are looking for a drug or alcohol addiction treatment center in Arizona, there are many centers offering a wide variety of treatment programs. Call an…   Tags: substance abuse, health law, treatment center, rehabilitation centers, addiction services ...

A Zombie Scare With a Zombie Chaser

A Zombie Scare With a Zombie Chaser So naturally, I was at the first showing of “World War Z,” where Brad Pitt fights an army of crepuscular demons to save the world — and without even having Angie's help. One minute Pitt's character, a former United Nations investigator, is making … Read more on New York Times Daycare may benefit kids of depressed mothers Researchers have known that depressed women are more likely to have kids who also develop depression and anxiety disorders, and that those problems can extend through the teenage years. "It's interesting to think of this as a possible type of … Read more on Chicago Tribune (blog) Read more... ...

Fundraiser Set for McMeekin Scholarship Fund

...  set for McMeekin scholarship fund 1, 7 p.m., Bobby Collins stand-up comedy, see bobbycollins.com. Aug. 8, 7 p.m., Catch A Rising Star ….. New Jersey Hope and Healing is sponsored by the New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Disaster and Terrorism Branch … Read more on Press of Atlantic City Tags: bobby collins, addiction services, new jersey, mental health ...

On Staten Island, Children of Addicts Use Role-Playing as a Coping Mechanism

On Staten Island, children of addicts use role-playing as a coping mechanism Amanda Wexler, program director of Youth and Teen Services of the Y's Counseling Services, sees the dynamics playing out at Little Steps, which aims to help children affected by a family member's abuse of alcohol or drugs. First there are the “heroes … Read more on SILive.com Changing how to fight youth crime “I will keep the board in the loop, but I don't need the board to approve operational decisions,” North Bay Police Service Chief Paul Cook told the police services board during its monthly meeting on Tuesday. North Bay and Sudbury … The Prince Albert … Read more on The North Bay Nugget Read more... ...

Health Law Could Overwhelm Addiction Services

by wannaoreo Health law could overwhelm addiction services Bullock, who has been drug free since 2006 when she started treatment at the center, pays for her own treatment because she's uninsured. Millions of Americans will gain insurance coverage for drug addiction and alcoholism treatment when the national … Read more on The Hour Insurance companies pushed to cover addiction treatment In four years, the mother of four grown sons has joined a host of volunteer committees related to addiction and spoken on Beacon Hill. She ...

Mark Salling on Cory Monteith's Decision to Enter Rehab: 'It Takes Balls

...  Salling On Cory Monteith's Decision To Enter Rehab: 'It Takes Balls … Since news broke last week that Cory Monteith had checked himself into rehab for substance abuse treatment, his pals at "Glee" have voiced their support for the actor. "I love and support Cory and will stand by him through … Period," Salling told Us … Read more on Huffington Post Nevada addiction services to be stretched by reform – Elko Daily Free Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's already stretched addiction services face even more strain as tens of thousands of people become eligible for treatment coverage under the federal health care overhaul. Federal statistics show 16,000 Nevadans are currently … Read more on Elko Daily Free Press Read ...

Obamacare Could Overwhelm Addiction Services

...  could overwhelm addiction services In a major break with the past, 3 million to 5 million people with drug and alcohol problems — from homeless drug addicts to working moms who drink too much — suddenly will become eligible for insurance coverage under the new health care overhaul … Read more on The Mercury George Jones, Country Music Legend, Dies at 81 The case went to a grand jury and, a year later, Jones was charged with reckless driving and was required to enter an inpatient alcohol-treatment ...