"Health & Medical News"

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Treatment Research Institute
600 Public Ledger Building, 150 S. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Tel: (215) 399-0980
http://www.tresearch.org

Paying substance abuse treatment providers for results, not services, may lead to improved quality of care, according to the first published study of a novel performance-based contracting system implemented by the State of Delaware in 2002.

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From:
Treatment Research Institute
600 Public Ledger Building, 150 S. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Tel: (215) 399-0980
http://www.tresearch.org

Paying substance abuse treatment providers for results, not services, may lead to improved quality of care, according to the first published study of a novel performance-based contracting system implemented by the State of Delaware in 2002.

Popularity: unranked [?]

From:
Treatment Research Institute
600 Public Ledger Building, 150 S. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Tel: (215) 399-0980
http://www.tresearch.org

Paying substance abuse treatment providers for results, not services, may lead to improved quality of care, according to the first published study of a novel performance-based contracting system implemented by the State of Delaware in 2002.

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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health will distribute kits containing the anti-overdose drug Narcan to opiate addicts statewide, mirroring a project piloted in Boston last year, the Boston Globe reported Nov. 2.

Overdoses from heroin and other opiate use killed 544 people in Massachusetts in 2005. “We are aware sadly that despite our efforts, there are people who will not be ready for treatment, and we want to prevent them from dying from a fatal overdose before we have an opportunity to convince them to get into treatment,” said State Public Health Commissioner John Auerbach.

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All drug addicts face stigma, but the burden is especially high for crack users, who often cannot even get into homeless shelters, the Toronto Globe and Mail reported Sept. 27.

In Toronto, about half of all homeless individuals say they are regular crack users. But crack users are “very unwelcome in many places, including some services for the homeless,” said researcher Erika Khandor. “There is a real lack of supports and services for them, and they do feel isolated even from existing services for homeless people.”

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