Rutland Hospital Signs Deal for Drug Treatment

Published July 8, 2013

Rutland hospital signs deal for drug treatment

Filed under: drug addiction treatment

They have said it would both fill a hole in treatment coverage for addicts in need and help to reduce demand for opiates in an illegal drug market that has attracted a large number of out-of-state dealers. “I'm delighted that we have Rutland Regional …
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Maine House OKs extending treatment coverage for addicts

Filed under: drug addiction treatment

AUGUSTA — The Maine House has approved a bill to extend MaineCare coverage for certain drug addiction treatments to more than two years. The House gave final approval to the bill on Wednesday. It allows for the continuation of MaineCare coverage for …
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Letter: DHMC Is Part of the Problem

Filed under: drug addiction treatment

As the region's largest provider of mental health services, and given the medical acceptance of drug addiction as a psychiatric illness since the 1950s, DHMC's failure to treat this problem aggressively is critical to understanding why we are in this mess.
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