Addiction Treatment Specialists Say Heroin Deaths Avoidable

Published February 8, 2014

Addiction Treatment Specialists Say Heroin Deaths Avoidable
And it happens very quickly,” said Allegra Schorr, an owner of the West Midtown Medical Group, an outpatient addiction-treatment center in Manhattan, and president of the Committee of Methadone Program Administrators of New York State. Physician Stuart …
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Affordable Care Act expands coverage for addiction treatment
SO: Before the Affordable Care Act took effect, about a third of those who bought a health plan in the individual market had no coverage for addiction treatment, according to Health & Human Services. Then, even when a plan did provide the … So those …
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Heroin use on rise locally
Wilber said her office doesn't see everyone who needs treatment, as those with private insurance or who can self-pay for treatment do not come through the department, but they've still seen an increase in opiates over the last five years. “We try to …
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