Heroin use at historic highs in Chicago area
Dr. Dan Lustig, head of clinical services at Chicago's Haymarket Center, an addiction treatment provider, emphasized the correlation between the lack of access to public treatment for heroin addiction, and the increased levels of crime and … Read more on World Socialist Web Site
Baker to Address GSSW Forum on Health Care Reform
In addition to the talk by Baker, the event will feature a panel discussion on the roles social workers can – and should -– play as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) begins to exert a greater influence on the health care landscape. National Association of … Read more on Boston College Chronicle
Betty Ford merger OK'd with Hazelden, which has Naples location
The merger enables the nonprofit addiction treatment center to better position itself to handle the changing landscape for addiction treatment as a result of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. There will be no immediate changes to the … Read more on Naples Daily News
Detox Center To Make Treatment A Priority – Starting the first of the year, Dane County’s detox center will cease to be the “drunk tank” it’s often lampooned as and use its funding to become a pathway …