Youth Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers Push for Higher Reimbursement Rates

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North is asking the state to raise its reimbursement rate to $ 340 per night, which she says is the cost to provide effective treatment to dual diagnosis adolescents (that is, youth who have both a substance abuse diagnosis and a mental health diagnosis …
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Trainer embodies fighter's mentality

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RICHMOND — Before heading the Richmond Police Athletic League's boxing program, trainer John Island battled an unstable home, street-life and is in an ongoing battle with cancer. It is his fighting spirit that has enabled him to make it this far in …
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Okla. Legislators, Governor Reach Deal on Budget

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“Today's agreement includes $ 17.4 million for the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to help us address the ever-increasing rise of prescription drug abuse in our state, for prevention, and for treatment,” Fallin says. While …
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The Living Breath Project Launches With Revolutionary Drug–Addiction Treatment

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"Traditional drug-rehabilitation programs have an 81% failure rate because they don't address the underlying cause of addiction," said Genie O'Malley, founder and CEO of the Living Breath Project. "Our program cleanses the trauma of addiction and …
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