Minneapolis-Based Drug Treatment Program Fined
Minneapolis-based drug treatment program fined
Filed under: drug abuse treatment association
Minnesota regulators have disciplined a Minneapolis chemical dependency treatment provider they say violated policies regarding the use of methadone in treating opiate addiction. Specialized Treatment Services, which applied for a license to operate a …
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Who does what in mental health services
Filed under: drug abuse treatment association
Private insurance companies do not have to cover mental-health services, but federal law requires "parity," so that if your plan does cover mental-health and substance-abuse treatment, the co-pays and number of allowed visits must be the same as if you …
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HGH abuse widens despite crackdown, health risks
Filed under: drug abuse treatment association
A federal crackdown on illicit foreign supplies of human growth hormone has failed to stop rampant misuse, and instead has driven record sales of the drug by some of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies, an Associated Press investigation shows …
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Teen pleads guilty to attacking paramedic, released on house arrest
Filed under: drug abuse treatment association
… been in jail quite some time," said Leffler, who thinks Barnett could be a good candidate for a community-based corrections facility. Defendants spend four to six months in a CBCF, a form of prison which focuses on substance abuse treatment and …
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