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Senate Bill Aims to Expand Drug-Abuse Treatment

Senate bill aims to expand drug-abuse treatment
A little-publicized bill now in the state Senate's insurance committee would drastically expand treatment options for heroin and opioid pill addicts — and potentially reshape the landscape of drug rehabilitation in New York, experts say. … "With …
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EDITORIAL: Heroin crisis demands a better treatment system
Heroin use has shot up in small cities in the Midwest and rural areas such as upstate New York. There are no big cities in … Back home, they find the same triggers that got them addicted in the first place, and detox alone doesn't give them the tools …
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