Drug Treatment Centers in Maryland | Call 800-303-2938 for Questions
Drug Treatment Centers in Maryland | Call 800-303-2938 For Questions – Drug Treatment Centers in Maryland – Call 800-303-2938 For Questions Drug addiction is one major issue that needs help from professionals. In Maryland, we ha…
From cost and coverage to finding a free bed, heroin addicts face barriers to …
In the course of Marchese's five-year battle with heroin, the Blackwood, N.J., man was repeatedly denied admission to treatment facilities, often because his insurance company wouldn't cover the cost. Then one night in June 2010, a strung-out Marchese …
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Cancer Drug Trial Showing Promising Results
Cancer drug trial showing promising results
A cancer drug trial being done in San Antonio could mean big things for how certain cancers are treated. So far, the drug has only been tested on people with cancer in advanced stages, who have tried other traditional FDA-approved treatments. … Kunka …
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HPV and Cervical Cancer, Taking a New Direction
Current topical treatments usually work to relieve symptoms and remove tissue that has been invaded with cancer cells, but may increase the risk for early delivery during pregnancy. A number of research studies … First we must complete the pilot …
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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 Use in South Carolina
Heroin Use in South Carolina
The state Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services' figures covering the 10 years from 2003 to 2012 show, for example, that in 2012 there were 27,344 people who entered a treatment center in the state where their primary problem was with …
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Woman sentenced to 4-5 years for meth offenses
A drug treatment program in prison could be the last, best hope for a methamphetamine-addicted mother of three, District Court Judge Jeffrey Donnell said. “I don't think you're thumbing your nose at the system; I think you're a terrible addict who is …
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Heroin a Drain on Children Services
Heroin a drain on Children Services
Officials have said in most cases heroin users are best treated on an in-patient basis and that treatment usually takes three months. Scott Gehring, president and CEO of Sojourner, said he has 70 beds for residential drug treatment, 40 beds for women …
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Mr. Schneiderman, indicting Father Young's work would miss the mark
A Catholic priest, he is the chief executive officer of Peter Young Housing, Industries and Treatment, a $ 20 million organization that had 90 residential sites in the state, in-patient treatment centers, half-way houses, and contracts with various …
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