Shumlin Signs Budget Adjustment Bill at Opiate Treatment Center

Shumlin signs budget adjustment bill at opiate treatment center
One such cost is the governor's initiative to support heroin and opiate addiction treatment in the state. Currently, opiate addicts have to travel long distances to treatment centers with long waiting list. “What this budget adjustment does is advance …
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Vermont pushes for shorter drug treatment stays, relapse rate rises
Both men said the increases are the result of a rule put in place July 1 by the state Health Department that requires residential drug treatment centers, as a condition of payment, to get pre-approval for any patient stays that last longer that 15 days …
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The Heroin Epidemic & Nimby – Boston Globe Op-ed
NIMBY – Not In My Back Yard – is the rallying cry heard from many politicians and citizens when asked if there is a drug problem in their neighborhood or if they would welcome a drug treatment facility. “Sure … Moreover, as an example, to treat one …
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Grant Hackett heads to US for drug rehab to battle his addiction to Stilnox …
Hackett's father Nev confirmed his son is to be treated at an “outpatient facility”. “Grant is currently in transit to seek treatment for a dependency to Stillnox medication … his family and friends are enormously proud of his courage in pursuing …
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