Health law expands treatment for addicts in Calif.
Bullock, who has been drug free since 2006 when she started treatment at the center, pays for her own treatment because she's uninsured. Millions of Americans will gain insurance coverage for drug addiction and alcoholism treatment when the national …
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33000 Wisconsin addicts soon eligible for insurance, but treatment crush feared
Amy Lindner is president of the Milwaukee-based Meta House, a substance-abuse treatment program for women that also provides services for children. The facility has beds for 35 women and 17 children in residential treatment, but 10 beds are going …
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Michigan addicts newly eligible for treatment
Hollis said that up to 70,000 Michigan residents are receiving substance abuse treatment. There are only about 4,600 beds at the state's treatment facilities, according to the 2011 National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services. Randy O'Brien …
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