Getting Help for Addiction Can Be Hindered by Costs

Published June 9, 2013

Getting help for addiction can be hindered by costs

Filed under: addiction help for families

“In all reality, I try to help people here,” Douglas said. “But in all reality, they probably help me as much as I do them.” Douglas realizes he has strings of people in his life who helped pull him up from his bottom. He cited family members, nurses …
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Health law could overwhelm addiction services

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Already, the prospect of more paying patients has prompted private equity firms to increase their investments in addiction treatment companies, according to a market research firm. And families fighting the affliction are beginning to consider a new …
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Medicaid expansion could help fight drug, alcohol addiction

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HARRISBURG – Getting Pennsylvania to participate in the federal expansion of Medicaid coverage will provide new funding to tackle the problems of drug and alcohol addiction which are a root cause of crime, a Lackawanna County judge told a House …
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