Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment

Published April 11, 2014

Heroin Addicts Face Barriers to Treatment
… drug, with fatal consequences. 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 …
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Part II: Heroin addicts face barriers to treatment
Patty DiRenzo pauses as she uses a computer at her home in Blackwood, N.J., to look online for people seeking help for drug addiction. Her son, Salvatore … NEW YORK — As the ranks of heroin users rise, increasing numbers of addicts are looking for …
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Heroin use remains a scourge in New Jersey
"But incarcerating people for drug-related problems, especially nonviolent folks, has been an abject failure," he said. "The only way to solve this problem — or event put a dent in it — is through treatment." The governor has included funding in the …
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