Locals Applaud Changes – the Southern Illinoisan

Locals applaud changes – The Southern Illinoisan

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Southern Illinois healthcare providers who specialize in addiction treatment said the Affordable Care Act has good points with its insurance eligibility to help more drug addicts and alcoholics get treatment. Like any new legislation, however, there …
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Intervention near 420: Organization tackling teen drug use

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Ms. Moak, her husband and an addiction specialist started notMYkid in 2000 when Ms. Moak's son was getting treatment for alcohol and drug addiction. She says if it happened to her family, it can happen to anyone. “The average age of first use is 13.
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OIG Special Fraud Alert On Physician-Owned Distributorships

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In the Alert the OIG indicates that PODs produce "substantial fraud and abuse risk" and are unlikely to hold up under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute because physician-owners may be unduly influenced by financial incentives. … these types of …
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Yale accredited to train specialists in addiction medicine – India Education Diary

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Addiction medicine is a specialty that deals with the prevention and treatment of addictive disorders, and the medical and psychiatric complications of addiction. While physician training in addiction … “With Yale's nationally recognized strengths in …
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