Barriers Remain Despite Health Law's Push to Expand Access to Substance …

Barriers Remain Despite Health Law's Push To Expand Access To Substance …
"The unintended consequence is that you are discriminating against an adult who needs help," said Elizabeth Stanley-Salazar, a vice president at the Phoenix House, which offers drug treatment in a dozen states, including California, Florida and Virgina …
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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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Florida war veterans returning from Afghanistan struggle to get treatment for …
That he had served in the military since he was 18-years-old and had earned numerous medals did not get him any special treatment. … Barbara Brahmer-Benson, a former inpatient psychiatric nurse, said she felt the military had turned its back on him.
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