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Auditor’s Report Shows Opioids Impact On Medicaid
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A state auditor’s report looking at opioids’ impact on Ohio’s Medicaid program shows the number of Medicaid recipients with an opioid-related diagnosis quadrupled from 2010 to… Read More
Medicaid Recipients In West Virginia To Get More Substance Use Disorder Services
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia Medicaid recipients will soon receive the second phase of new services under a federal waiver as part of efforts by Gov. Jim Justice’s administration… Read More
A New Wave Of Meth Overloads Communities Struggling With Opioids
By: Arezou Rezvani | Rachel Martin | Danny Hajek | NPR
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Meth has made a resurgence, and in some communities already stressed by opioid addiction it’s doubling the burden on first responders, the criminal justice system and schools.
West Virginia Apartments To House Women In Drug Treatment
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – Renovations have started on a building that will become apartments for women undergoing treatment for substance use disorders in West Virginia. Marshall University says in a… Read More
‘Gaming Disorder’ Now Listed As Mental Health Condition
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Obsessive video gamers know how to anticipate dangers in virtual worlds. The World Health Organization says they now should be on guard for a danger in the real world: spending… Read More
$econd Chance: The Economic Case For Drug Treatment Over Jails
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Imagine living and working somewhere designed to fit a couple hundred people. Now picture that same space crammed with twice that number. Madison County, Kentucky, Jailer Doug Thomas doesn’t have… Read More
Survey Finds Teen Use Of Opioids Declining
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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A survey produced by the National Institute on Drug Abuse found a rare bit of good news about the opioid crisis: fewer teenagers reported using opioids outside of medical purposes. The Monitoring the… Read More
Southeast Ohioans Still Fearful of Obamacare Replacement Plan
By: Brooke Davis
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ATHENS, Ohio – Local healthcare advocates and area residents said they continue to be concerned that the Affordable Care Act/Medicaid will be replaced by President Trump’s American Health Care Act,… Read More
After Obamacare: The Affordable Care Act And One Woman’s Struggle For Sobriety
By: Glynis Board | Rebecca Kiger | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Alexandra Kanik | Ohio Valley ReSource As Congress considers repealing the Affordable Care Act, health professionals in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia grapple with what that might mean for a… Read More
After Obamacare: Ending Affordable Care Act Could Cut Addiction Treatment
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Alexandra Kanik | Ohio Valley ReSource As Congress considers repealing the Affordable Care Act, health professionals in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia grapple with what that might mean for a… Read More
Addiction and “The Holidays” Can be a Toxic Mix – But, Help is Available
By: Tom Hodson
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Ron Luce, a board member of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences and President of Ohio Recovery Housing, says “the Holidays” can be a troubling time for those addicted to… Read More
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