Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment

Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
NEW YORK (AP) — As the ranks of heroin users rise, increasing numbers of addicts are looking for help but are failing to find it — because there are no beds in packed facilities, treatment is hugely expensive and insurance companies won't pay for …
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NJ Politics Roundup: Bridge scandal legal fees mount; budget shortfall grows
Christie got “The Daily Show” treatment Monday night after the governor claimed his lawyers had absolved him of any blame in the controversial closing of access lanes to the George Washington Bridge last September. In a segment called “Absolve and …
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Monday's Sports In Brief
The treatment plan was outlined Tuesday by Dr. Peter Costantino of Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, where the longtime Buffalo Bills star is being treated for a sinus cancer. —. COLLEGE BASKETBALL. UConn and Notre Dame have been on a collision …
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New oncology center opens in Riverhead
Dr. Isamettin Aral, radiation oncologist with ProHealth, said the new facility — which opened earlier this month — offers a state-of-the-art treatment option called stereotactic radiation therapy that isn't currently isn't offered on the North Fork …
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