Heroin use taking a toll on Pennsylvania

Published April 20, 2014

Heroin use taking a toll on Pennsylvania
INSURANCE BATTLES: While most insurance policies state that they allow coverage of up to 30 days in a residential drug treatment center, nobody actually gets those 30 days, said Tom McLellan, CEO of the Treatment Research Institute. The average …
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Fryberger, Buchanan, Smith and Fredrick PA announced Carrie A. Baney joined the firm as executive director. Most recently, she held human resources positions at Bayshore Residence and Rehabilitation Center and Community … The Center for Alcohol and …
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Heroin addicts seeking sobriety face barriers to receiving treatment
NEW YORK (AP) — As the ranks of heroin users rise, increasing numbers of addicts are looking for help but are failing to find it — because there are no beds in packed facilities, treatment is hugely expensive and insurance companies won't pay for …
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US attorney seeks plan for reducing Western Pa. heroin overdoses
Hickton asked medical and addiction treatment experts, business leaders and social service experts to join the U.S. Attorney's Working Group on Addiction and spend the next two to three months devising concrete proposals for heroin and other opiates …
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