50 Years of Night: A drug-addled city hits bottom, strives to get clean
The hilly county had long been one of the poorest in the nation, and the coal mines that once provided at least some jobs were mostly gone. Rising drug abuse added misery to the economic malaise, and corruption … able to operate almost openly without …
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Women who smuggle drugs into Costa Rica prisons will face lighter sentences
One hundred twenty women are residing in halfway houses, with more expected in the wake of the modified law, according to the General Directorate of Social Rehabilitation. “These women are convicted like any other drug trafficker moving a large …
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Changing lives, one job at a time
Employment success also results from strong partnerships with employers and outside support services, like those of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Autism Treatment Services, the Learning Disabilities Association, the Open Door Society and the …
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Legislators push health insurance parity for substance abuse
Almost all Pittsfield's robberies and break-ins are drug-related, police say, and abuse treatment centers in the city have seen increases of up to 70 percent in clients being treated for opiate dependency over the past three years. "It's heroin and …
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by Phil Roeder

Question by John: Does Medicare part B cover inpatient gambling addiction facilities?
Couldnt find the answer to this. Assuming the facility accepts Medicare, of course. I doubt I would have trouble getting it documented as “necessary” or whatever medicare would require. Also, what percentage if they do not cover it all. Facilities such as CORE, algamus, etc. Thank you!

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Answer by Flower
Medicare Part B is for out-patient services. Part A is for in-patient services but gambling is not a medical conditon and would not be covered.

Answer by mbrcatz
Not exactly.

Medicare part A covers hospitalization in a regular or psychiatric hospital (note, there’s a lifetime maximum number of days covered). Medicare part B covers doctors services, 80% of the medicare rate.

If your “treatment center” is not a hospital, and the “counselors” are not Medicare providers, you’re not going to have any coverage at all.

Drug Rehab Round Rock Helps Addicts With New Helpline
A new drug rehab hotline has given the people of Round Rock, TX a place to find reliable addiction and recovery information. Round Rock, TX (PRWEB) November 30, 2013. It's a common problem among people suffering from a drug or alcohol addiction.
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Imbruvica, Drug to Treat Blood Cancer, Gains FDA Approval
Imbruvica will cost about $ 91 a pill, with four pills taken together once a day. That works out to about $ 10,900 a month, or more than $ 130,000 a year, in line with the recent trend of ever-increasing cancer drug prices. Robert W. Duggan, chief …
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Will The New Hepatitis C Drugs Trigger A Battle Over Cost?
As excitement mounts among physicians and investors over a new batch of drugs for treating hepatitis C, there is also concern that patients in developing countries may not have sufficient access due to high prices. But a recent poster presentation at a …
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Chief Keef Ordered to Rehab in California
After being jailed for violating his probation, Chief Keef is headed to rehab in California. On Friday (Nov. 8), a Chicago judge ordered the 18-year-old rapper to enter a drug treatment facility after testing positive for marijuana. According to the …
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Immune system may play crucial role in mental health
Merely adding inflammation to their thinking has helped neuroscientists cast a broader net when searching for causes of and possible treatments for mental illness, mood disorders and neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism, researchers say. And …
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Question by Cindy: How do I convince my husband that I need inpatient rehab for alcoholism? He insists that it won’t help me.?
Because I tried outpatient rehab once and didn’t stick with it, he is positive that “rehab” of any sort would be a useless waste of money. I keep thinking of all the money I currently spend on wine…. This has been going on for three years, ever since I had gastric bypass and could no longer fulfill my food addiction. I apparently just replaced that addiction with the addiction to alcohol. ANY help would be appreciated!

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Answer by Nick
I’m not really sure about the difference between the two, but my dad used to be an alcoholic before he was told he wouldn’t make it past 39 if he kept drinking. He has to take liver pills now.

Answer by xscreamxxletters
My father had bad alcoholism. We tried and tried to convince him to go to AA meetings or to go to rehab, but every time he did for us, it wouldn’t do anything. He’d be back to drinking within the week. Then, one day it sort of clicked in him what the addiction was doing to his life. He finally checked himself into some local AA meetings. He’s been happily sober for a year and 2 months.
If you think you need to go to rehab, and you REALLY want to stop like my father did…. You can do it. Go to rehab. Get better. It’ll be hard, but in the end it’s well worth it. I know my father has never been happier.
Oh, and about the cost of rehab…Yeah, it is expensive. But seriously, if you think about what you said about how much you spend on wine, you will be saving a lot in the long run. You would probably, over the years, increase the amount of wine you take in to get the same buzz, which would be even more than you’re paying now.
Go to rehab, seriously. Hopefully once your husband sees how much happier you are later, he’ll be glad you did.