Health Care Changes Mean Addiction Treatment Coverage in 2014 – FOX19.com …

Health care changes mean addiction treatment coverage in 2014 – FOX19.com …

Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse help

Changes in the federal health care overhaul means insurance companies will have to pay for alcohol and drug addiction treatment, beginning 2014. There is an unfulfilled need for alcohol and addiction treatment services in the Tri-State. In fact, it's …
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Addicts Offered Another Option For Treatment

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VILLAS – People struggling with substance abuse in Cape May County may have a new treatment option available to them, provided they have the insurance or funds to cover the cost. Vivitrol, a naltrexone extended-release injectable suspension, approved …
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Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Also Helps Treat Alcoholics

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The results, published online in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, suggest that varenicline treats alcoholism in a similar manner as it treats nicotine addiction among smokers. The drug partially stimulates receptors for acetylcholine, a …
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