Christie to review mental health services under violence plan

Published January 30, 2013

Christie to review mental health services under violence plan

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Although the state plan covers some mental disorders equally, it does not offer the same level of benefits for eating disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, and drug and alcohol addiction. Since 1996, the state has given equal mental-health benefits …
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Continue the fight — Lawmakers must attack drug scourge

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The statistics alone are reason enough for alarm. In West Virginia, an estimated 40,000 people are addicted to some form of controlled substances and aren't receiving treatment. And one fifth of all pregnant women in the Mountain State have a drug …
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Lawmakers continue efforts to fight drug abuse

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Nick Rahall (D-WV) and U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (R-KY) announced today the re-launch of the bi-partisan Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse. The goal of the caucus is to raise awareness of abuse and to develop innovative and effective …
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