South Jersey Short on Treatment Sites for Drug Addicts – Press of Atlantic City
South Jersey short on treatment sites for drug addicts – Press of Atlantic City
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South Jersey short on treatment sites for drug addicts
Press of Atlantic City Medicaid is accepted at relatively few facilities, and many insurance companies do not cover treatment because they deem opiate withdrawal “nonlife-threatening,” Manlandro said, whereas alcohol withdrawal is covered. Tonia Ahern, of the Cape May County … |
‘We’re all paying:’ Heroin spreads misery in US – The-News-Leader
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'We're all paying:' Heroin spreads misery in US
The-News-Leader The worst was heroin. In 1997 he got sober, and in 1999 he joined Central City Concern, then a burgeoning outfit. Fitzgerald saw that the usual path for treating addiction wasn't working. Addicts were processed through detox for seven or eight days … |
Hanover vs. heroin: Not just an urban problem – Insurance News Net (press release)
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Hanover vs. heroin: Not just an urban problem
Insurance News Net (press release) Users, however, build up a tolerance over time, and they have to use the drug just to avoid withdrawal symptoms. "You can die from alcohol withdrawal, and you can die from benzodiazepine withdrawal," he said. "You don't die from heroin withdrawal or … |
Ryan urges funding for drug treatment – WKBN/WYFX-TV
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Ryan urges funding for drug treatment
WKBN/WYFX-TV “Our drug court population has gone from primarily crack cocaine in the early 2000?s to now about 90 percent of everyone in our Common Pleas Drug Court has an opiate addiction,” Paventi said. She said she has clients waiting 30 and 45 days for a detox … |
Opiate Detox, – Opiates, like heroin, morphine and codeine, by their nature are highly addictive. When someone becomes addicted to opiates, he needs to go through detoxifica…