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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

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 …

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‘We’re all paying:’ Heroin spreads misery in US – Corpus Christi Caller Times

'We're all paying:' Heroin spreads misery in US
Corpus Christi Caller Times
"If you stood next to somebody and just started a conversation about heroin, you'd hear: 'Oh yeah, my nephew's on heroin. My next-door neighbor's on heroin. My daughter's on heroin,'" says Abbott, who helped her own 27-year-old son through withdrawal

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Heroin has ‘corrosive effect’ in New Hampshire – Concord Monitor

Heroin has 'corrosive effect' in New Hampshire
Concord Monitor
Farnum also runs a six-day medical detox, which is easier to enroll in and tailored for addicts like Tracy, who is still using but mostly just to avoid the severe, flu-like symptoms that come from withdrawal. The problem is the center receives no state

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