Laura Hieb Column: Community Effort Confronts Alcohol, Drug Abuse
Laura Hieb column: Community effort confronts alcohol, drug abuse
Filed under: drug abuse treatment plans
Bellin Health, Bellin Psychiatric Center, Bellin Medical Group, Prevea Behavioral Health, Aurora Health Center, health departments from Brown County and De Pere, Brown County Treatment Center, Brown County Sheriff's Department, De Pere Police …
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California's medical board backs some prescription-drug–abuse reforms
Filed under: drug abuse treatment plans
The Medical Board of California on Friday embraced a host of reforms aimed at combating prescription drug abuse and reducing overdose deaths but balked at a proposal to strip it of its authority to investigate physician misconduct. The board, meeting …
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Obamacare could overwhelm addiction services
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Perhaps as important as the expansion, the new law designates addiction treatment as an “essential health benefit” for most commercial plans. “This is probably the most profound change we've had in drug policy ever,” said Michael Botticelli, deputy …
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