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Tenet Healthcare Named in Whistleblower Lawsuit

Tenet Healthcare Named in Whistleblower Lawsuit
Filed under: rehab centers in georgia

None of the hospitals in question were in Texas; they include Atlanta Medical Center, North Fulton Medical Center, and Spalding Regional Medical Center in Georgia, and Hilton Head Hospital in South Carolina. The suit was first … Paying… Continue reading

With Drug Law Reform, More Defendants Are Opting for Jail Time Over Treatment

With Drug Law Reform, More Defendants Are Opting for Jail Time Over Treatment
Filed under: drug rehab statistics

"If the addiction isn't the motivation for the criminal behavior, treatment is meaningless." Brennan's office handles a large portion of the city's most serious drug crimes, all of which are felonies, and… Continue reading

Police Log: Heroin Overdose; Robbery; Another Theft From Porch

Police Log: Heroin Overdose; Robbery; Another Theft From Porch
Filed under: heroin treatment centers

Heroin overdose and backpack with drugs. Police were summoned at 2:27 a.m. to Park Avenue where a female was unresponsive after a heroin overdose. Emergency workers revived the woman, who then tried refusing medical treatment. She… Continue reading

Alcohol Rehab: Man Escapes From Compulsory Alcohol Rehab Facility – ABC Local

Man escapes from compulsory alcohol rehab facility – ABC Local
Filed under: Alcohol Rehab

Man escapes from compulsory alcohol rehab facility
ABC Local
The Northern Territory Government says the escape of one of the first people to be detained under new mandatory alcohol treatment laws does not mean the system… Continue reading

Painkiller Addicts Hit Medicaid Limits – USA TODAY

Painkiller addicts hit Medicaid limits – USA TODAY
Filed under: Addiction Treatment

Painkiller addicts hit Medicaid limits
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A report commissioned by the American Society of Addiction Medicine found that Medicaid agencies in just 28 states cover all three of medications that the Food and Drug Administration has approved… Continue reading

Viewpoint: How the Drug Treatment System Failed Cory Monteith – TIME (Blog)

Viewpoint: How the Drug Treatment System Failed Cory Monteith – TIME (blog)
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Viewpoint: How the Drug Treatment System Failed Cory Monteith
TIME (blog)
The Vancouver coroner's office revealed that “Glee” star Cory Monteith died of a toxic mixture of alcohol and heroin, weeks… Continue reading