College Covers Drug Abuse, Not Mental Illness
College Covers Drug Abuse, not Mental Illness
Filed under: drug addiction news 2008
INDIANAPOLIS (CN) – Indiana University's health insurer will cover treatments for drug abuse or eating disorders, but not for mental illness, and the unfair policy forced a student to drop out, he claims in Federal Court. … Doe claims that under …
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Codeine abuse leads to calls for painkiller rethink
Filed under: drug addiction news 2008
"It is quite a scary and foreign idea to someone who has not had much contact with the drug-using culture to be offered a treatment that's usually offered to heroin addicts," he said. "However, the principles of addiction to codeine or prescription …
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Health providers discuss drug harm, treatment
Filed under: drug addiction news 2008
In 2008, painkiller overdoses resulted in 15,000 fatalities in the U.S.. Prescription drug abuse, along with use of alcohol, marijuana and other substances, is such a big problem and starts so early that Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital now screens …
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Former NBA Player Discusses Substance Abuse Dec. 4
Filed under: drug addiction news 2008
Herren, a former NBA player and Fall River, MA high school basketball legend, realized his life long dream of playing for the Boston Celtics only to lose it all to alcohol and drug addiction. Sober since August 1, 2008, Chris has refocused his life to …
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