Heroin Use Taking a Toll on Pennsylvania

Published April 22, 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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US attorney forms work group to address opioid overdoses
PITTSBURGH — The United States attorney for western Pennsylvania has convened a group to find solutions for an epidemic of opioid drug overdoses in the region. U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton's Working Group on Addiction: Prevention, Intervention …
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Tennessee Bill Could Send Addicted Moms To Jail
Credit: Katie Collins/PA Photos/Landov. Pregnant … Jessica Young, an obstetrician at Vanderbilt University Medical Center who specializes in drug treatment during pregnancy, says lawmakers don't fully understand that addiction can be a sickness …
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