Mental Health Funding at Risk

Mental health funding at risk

Filed under: drug abuse treatment plan

Some fear this year's reforms to the state pension plan could lead to less treatment for the mentally ill and drug addicts and could reduce health department services. The reforms will require the state's mental health centers, along with other state …
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Alleged 'PayPal 14' Hackers Seek Deal To Stay Out Of Prison After Nearly 2

Filed under: drug abuse treatment plan

Though they come from disparate worlds — drawn from different points on the map and stages in their lives — the defendants collectively share a sense of unsettling uncertainty, their plans and aspirations stuck in a limbo of indeterminate duration as …
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Porn Addiction Relapse: The Pros and Cons of a Harm Reduction Approach

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The harm reduction approach to addiction treatment is conceived as an alternative to total abstinence from the substance or behavior and involves techniques to reduce the risks that go along with addiction. … In sex addiction, harm reduction might …
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Addiction coverage will be part of insurance plans as health laws change

Filed under: drug abuse treatment plan

Addiction treatment now accounts for only 1 cent of every health care dollar spent in the United States. Health insurance coverage for addictions has been spotty if it is available at all. "This is probably the most profound change we've had in drug …
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