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Heroin Users Seeking Treatment May Hit Insurance Barriers – Boston Globe

Heroin users seeking treatment may hit insurance barriers – Boston Globe


Boston Globe

Heroin users seeking treatment may hit insurance barriers
Boston Globe
The doctors shook their heads: Heroin withdrawal is not life-threatening, they said, and we can't admit you. They gave him an IV flush, and sent him home. Marchese, then 26, and his sister called multiple inpatient clinics only to be told: We have no beds.

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Heroin Withdrawal – Google News

‘I’m pregnant and I’m a heroin addict:’ Cincinnati mother describes struggle … – WCPO


WCPO

'I'm pregnant and I'm a heroin addict:' Cincinnati mother describes struggle
WCPO
When women take addictive drugs like heroin during pregnancy, the baby also typically becomes addicted. After birth, the baby goes through withdrawal. According to the Kentucky Department for Public Health, symptoms of withdrawal in infants can include …

Heroin Withdrawal – Google News

Aurora man gets 7 years in fatal heroin overdose – Chicago Daily Herald

Aurora man gets 7 years in fatal heroin overdose
Chicago Daily Herald
Minard's attorneys unsuccessfully tried to have his statements banned from court, arguing he was suffering from heroin withdrawal and didn't not talk to police voluntarily. After Hull denied this move, Minard pleaded guilty instead of heading to trial

Heroin Withdrawal – Google News