Part II: Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment
Part II: Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
NEW YORK — As the ranks of heroin users rise, increasing numbers of addicts are looking for help but are failing to find it — because there are no beds in packed facilities, treatment is hugely expensive and insurance companies won't pay for …
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Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment
Advocates say they are not, partly because the insurance industry has not come to grips with the dangers of heroin withdrawal and its aftermath. It is true that, unlike withdrawal from dependencies on alcohol or benzodiazepines like Xanax, heroin …
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Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment across US
Page 2 of 4 – It is true that, unlike withdrawal from dependencies on alcohol or benzodiazepines like Xanax, heroin withdrawal does not kill. But it is so horrible — users feel like their bones are breaking, they sweat and get the chills and shakes …
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Task force to release report on heroin, opiate addiction in New Jersey
Dilaudid 2mg q.3 hrs.,plus Ambien,Xanax and Valium. … Even though Dr's notes recommended immediate opiate withdrawal programs,she was discharged with no rehab recommendations or appointments,no social service consult, no pysche referral.
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