Parity Laws Boost Drug Abuse Treatment

Published October 26, 2013

Parity Laws Boost Drug Abuse Treatment

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Among treatment centers accepting private insurance, enactment of a parity law for substance abuse therapies led to a 15% average increase in treatment rates (P=0.02), the researchers reported online in JAMA Psychiatry. "Our findings suggest that …
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Drug treatment program at Polk County Jail offers new bridge to sobriety

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Bridges of Iowa began operating out of the jail in September 2012, two years after officials were forced to shut down an in-house drug treatment program because federal funding ran out. Multiple studies have estimated that about 80 percent of those in …
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Circuit Court sentencings

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Krista Nicole Matthews, 25, 95 N. 32nd St., Battle Creek, pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer: must enter and successfully complete Calhoun County Drug Treatment Court, $ 400 in fines, costs and fees, 9/27/13. Frank Allen Levi Holland, 25, 574 …
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