"Health & Medical News"

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Treatment Research Institute
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Philadelphia, PA 19106
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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.

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Researchers may be underestimating alcohol consumption in the U.K. by failing to account for larger wine glasses in bars and increasingly stronger beers and ciders on the market, Medical News Today reported Dec. 13.

The U.K.’s Office of National Statistics has announced that it will updates its methods for calculating alcohol consumption, saying that past research may be underestimating alcohol use by 30 percent. In some cases, people may not be drinking a greater volume of alcoholic beverages, the drinks they are consuming are stronger. And in the case of wine, some pubs and bars have replaced the standard 125ml wine glass with larger goblets.

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An alcohol-industry group has banned a group of cannabis-flavored alcoholic beverages, the trade publication Off License News reported Dec. 5.

The Portman Group, an industry-sponsored watchdog, called the products a “blatant breach” of good marketing practices, and retailers promised to pull the flavored vodka, gin, and rum from store shelves. The drinks were made by the Spanish company Beveland.

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