South Jersey Short on Treatment Sites for Drug Addicts

South Jersey short on treatment sites for drug addicts
Atlantic County has about 180 beds between the Lighthouse in Mays Landing and the John Brooks Recovery Center in Atlantic City, while Ocean County has 38 beds at Sunrise Detox in Toms River. Years ago, when she still used drugs, Bacon had little …
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A gaping hole in addiction treatment
TURNING PEOPLE AWAY. Under the decades-old federal restriction, drug treatment centers with more than 16 beds can't bill Medicaid for residential services provided to low-income adults. The measure was designed to prevent Medicaid funding from going …
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Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
Patty DiRenzo pauses as she uses a computer at her home in Blackwood, N.J., to look online for people seeking help for drug addiction. Her son, Salvatore Marchese, was found dead of a heroin overdose in her car, a needle and a bag of heroin on the …
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