Valley Hospital Using EMT House Calls to Cut Down on Readmissions
... Hospital using EMT house calls to cut down on readmissions Nearly every hospital in New Jersey is being penalized by the federal government this year because too many Medicare patients have returned for additional care within a month of discharge. The state has the worst rate in the nation, and Valley … in … Read more on NorthJersey.com 9/11 survivor known as 'Dust Lady' dies at 42 Borders battled depression and drug addiction following the attacks, the Jersey Journal reported, but she checked into rehab in 2011 and found sobriety. She had recently found work again as well — on a local ...
Bill to Overhaul Delivery of Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services in Prison
... to Overhaul Delivery of Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services in Prison This legislation takes a pragmatic and cost-effective approach to ensuring more inmates get the treatment they need while sharing the cost with the federal government so New Jersey residents don't have to bear the entire brunt of it.” The sponsors … Read more on PolitickerNJ N.J. heroin-related deaths rise for 4th straight year, up 155% since 2010 The data also show that hundreds more died from prescription drug overdoses, a sign that they remain a significant problem for New Jersey despite significant efforts to curb overprescribing. The figures come amid a flurry … A hotline administered by … Read more on NJ.com ...
Meridian Goes Upscale With Addiction Treatment Center
... a merger in 2014, Hazelden is expanding the Betty Ford Clinic brand in California while also investing in facilities in Minnesota. There's activity elsewhere, too. "Of the nearly 22.7 million people who needed treatment for substance … Read more on Green Bay Press Gazette Aging Baby Boomers Bring Drug Habits Into Middle Age The sharp increase in overdose deaths among older adults in particular is “very concerning,” said Wilson Compton, deputy director for the federal government's National Institute on Drug Abuse. The rate of death by accidental drug overdose for people … Read more on Wall Street Journal Read ...
How Did North Carolina's Representatives Vote Last Week?
... did North Carolina's representatives vote last week? The bill would authorize the Homeland Security Department's National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center to exchange information relating to cybersecurity with private firms and non-federal government entities. The vote, on Thursday … Read more on Greensboro News & Record Lease Purchase Failed Before—Can It Work Now? On the other hand, Self-Help, a high-performing community development financial institution, launched a lease-purchase pilot in Charlotte, North Carolina, early in the foreclosure crisis. The program failed to generate as much demand as anticipated … Read more on Center For American Progress Read ...
Champion Center Will Provide Treatment for Emergency and Military Personnel
... personnel Although it's not slated for completion until June 2014, residents of the south Lompoc neighborhood can finally see the finished product of the 18-month remodel: the Champion Center, a voluntary addiction treatment facility with a focus on first … Read more on Santa Maria Sun News briefs from around Kentucky at 1:58 am EDT LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The family of a Marine who killed himself after a tour of duty in Iraq will be allowed to proceed with a lawsuit against the federal government over his treatment by two Veterans Affairs facilities in Kentucky. The U.S. 6th … Read more on SFGate Read ...
I Hate This Girl but I Really Want to Help Her?
Question by H is for Hello ? jessica ?: i hate this girl but i really want to help her? theres this girl that goes to my school.. i dont know her very well but i despise the group she hangs out with (long story) and everyone says shes a huge b*tch. i heard from my friend that shes bulimic and im pretty sure its true. i dont know, i just have this weird urge to try and help her. im going through kinda the same stuff and i guess i feel bad for her. i dont know what i would do though, like we dont talk and she probably doesnt like me from the stories her little group tells people. so im confused! what would you do? Read more... ...