Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
NEW YORK (AP) — As the ranks of heroin users rise, increasing numbers of addicts are looking for help but are failing to find it — because there are no beds in packed facilities, treatment is hugely expensive and insurance companies won't pay for …
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Addiction treatment specialists say Illinois funding is too low
SPRINGFIELD — While lawmakers look for solutions to Illinois' heroin problem, addiction specialists say the state is not providing them with enough funding. The state's rehabilitation centers say they have had to drastically cut programming due to …
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Trouble Is a Gift: A Story of Addiction, Recovery & Hope
“But finally, there I was alone in this apartment, sitting in a chair, staring at the radiator waiting for the little guy to crawl out from behind it. Knowing the bottle was going to be empty in another minute. Wondering how I'm going to get money to …
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