Local Experts: New Overdose Treatment Will Save Lives

Local experts: New overdose treatment will save lives
Dr. Neil Capretto, medical director at Gateway Rehabilitation Center in Center Township, said naloxone has been around for a long time and is proven to save lives. Too often, however, help does not arrive for it to be administered in time. “This form …
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Despite Obamacare, a gaping hole in addiction treatment
Under the decades-old federal restriction, drug treatment centers with more than 16 beds can't bill Medicaid for residential services provided to low-income adults. The measure was designed to prevent Medicaid … "The unintended consequence is that …
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'We're all paying:' Heroin spreads misery across US
With heroin use rising across the U.S., The Associated Press queried state health departments, medical examiner's offices and law enforcement agencies across the nation for statistics related to use, overdoses and treatment to obtain a more detailed …
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