Baker Act, Which Can Bring Long-Term Healing, on the Rise in Polk County and …
Baker Act, Which Can Bring Long-Term Healing, on the Rise in Polk County and …
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The Florida Mental Health Law, passed in 1971 and informally named for former legislator Maxine Baker, was intended to bring Florida into the modern age of mental-health treatment. Before …. Campbell, 41, said a combination of drug addiction and …
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Bitter Pills series: Finding ways to combat the growing prescription drug …
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We sent soldiers to war, created a culture that says no one should suffer pain and decided that treatment centers are not worth the cost. Now, doctors and addiction specialists agree, society must work to fix the problems. Algeo, the Womack pain chief, …
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Medicaid Coverage Limits Access To Medications For Painkiller Addicts
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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 for opioid addiction treatment: methadone …
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