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Health Aug 07

Opioid deaths are surging in the pandemic. Here’s how treatment is adapting

By Zoe Rohrich

Health Nov 02

A drug counselor sees the perils of jailing her son for addiction

Massachusetts is the only state in the country where men who are involuntarily committed for substance abuse treatment can be treated in jails.

By Sam Weber

Economy Nov 01

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How this Nashville women’s recovery home blends business with bonding

Nashville’s Thistle Farms is no ordinary business -- it’s a nonprofit staffed by women who have survived addiction, sexual abuse or trafficking. The organization’s two-year program offers participants housing, free therapy and medical care, as well as opportunities to work…

By John Yang, Leah Nagy

Health Aug 23

Proposed rule could make it easier to share addiction treatment records

On Thursday, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed a new rule that would give doctors greater access to records of patients who are being treated for substance use disorder, in an effort to better coordinate care.

By Laura Santhanam

Making Sen$e Jul 25

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Will Medicare cover my addiction treatment?

In terms of whether Medicare will cover addiction treatment, the key variable is whether such care is proscribed as medically necessary.

By Philip Moeller

Apr 30

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How an opioid addiction can eat your heart alive

By Kay Colby, ideastream

The pathway to deadly heart infections for people addicted to opioids often begins with a dirty needle or polluted drug. Special correspondent Kay Colby of Ideastream reports on a little-known problem with big consequences for patients and society as a…

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Apr 05

This obscure Medicaid waiver opens up more beds for opioid treatment

By Christine Vestal, Stateline

An estimated 22 million Americans have a drug or alcohol addiction that needs treatment, yet only one in 10 receive it.

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Jan 28

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Why a promising heroin addiction treatment is unavailable in many states

By PBS NewsHour

More than 90 percent of heroin users who detox cold turkey will relapse, but there’s a dispute over prescribing drugs to help addicts get clean and keep them from deadly overdoses. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Ryan Grim of The Huffington…

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