David Sheff talks about addiction and recovery at Powell's in Beaverton

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Insurance companies are reluctant to cover rehab and addiction treatment. Most rehabs use some variation of a 12-step program, although many are adding drug treatment to the menu. One of the positive changes in drug therapy in recent years is the use …
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Untangling the webs of tax lobbying

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Cluster 9, Health Insurance/Medical Expenses focuses on lobbying by health insurers and drug stores on tax treatment of medical expenses, with some general health care reform bills in the mix as well. Cluster 10, Tobacco centers around tobacco …
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Widening the road to recovery from addiction

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Silkworth Lodge has introduced greater flexibility and accessibility to its Treatment Programme for Islanders who suffer with alcohol and drug addiction. As the only residential rehabilitation treatment centre in the Channel Islands, Silkworth provides …
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Lost in the electronic wilderness

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While the majority of the 80 to 90 clients on each 12-week residential programme are in treatment for alcohol or drug addiction, many have behavioural addictions as a second addiction, Burn says. Most clients who come from Dubai, usually about seven to …
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