Experts Praise 'historic' Mental Health, Addiction Parity Rule

Experts praise 'historic' mental health, addiction parity rule
[rewrite]Mental health and addiction treatment experts praised what they described as a “historic” expansion Friday of insurance coverage for millions of Americans suffering from psychological or substance abuse problems, five years after a law requiring the …[/rewrite]
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Who can tell me not to abuse drugs?
[rewrite]Admissions to substance abuse treatment programs by patients using a combination of benzodiazepines (benzos) and pain relievers have risen drastically over the past decade, according to a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services …[/rewrite]
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Marijuana Addiction Survey Seeks Difficult Answers
[rewrite]Currently living in Barcelona, Spain while covering the private cannabis club industry there, Hudson worked for several years in the drug addiction treatment industry. He claims that even among staff at rehab centers, marijuana addiction isn't taken …[/rewrite]
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Effective care for drug addicts often hard to get
[rewrite]A friend gave Amanda some Suboxone, a drug used to treat opioid addiction, so she could spend the night at her parents' house. The next morning … Health-care reform is expected to extend substance abuse treatment benefits to 62.5 million more …[/rewrite]
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