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Insurance companies pushed to cover addiction treatment

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Trudy Avery of Sandwich went on a mission to get Blue Cross Blue Shield to cover her son's long-term treatment for drug addiction after initially being denied. It wasn't until her son overdosed that the company agreed he had the medical necessity for …
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Rx for SSD (Sick Society Disorder)

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In 2010, the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) total annual quota for legal stimulant drugs (controlled substances because of abuse and addiction potential) was 84 tons. The U.N.'s International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) monitors legal …
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