New Southern Ohio addiction treatment center opens doors
Southern Ohio has been focused on attacking the epidemic of addiction to prescription drugs and heroin over the past several years. As a result, the Health Recovery Services (HRS) Southern Ohio Treatment Center recently opened in Jackson, Ohio. Jackson …
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More treatment centers needed to fight heroin addiction
Sojourner Recovery Services, in Hamilton, is the only residential treatment center in the county, and at most times, there is a waiting list for those seeking addiction treatment, said Darryle Short, director of staff development. He said those …
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Medicaid might overwhelm drug treatment centers
He said Medicaid expansion in Ohio would extend coverage to 5,000 people in Scioto County, and The Counseling Center expects to pick up about 500 new drug treatment patients. It has been 60 years since doctors concluded that addiction was a disease …
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