March 15th, 2008 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
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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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November 12th, 2007 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Police in Missouri and Arizona are field-testing a new handheld device that the manufacturer claims can detect traces of methamphetamine on clothing, skin, and other surfaces, USA Today reported Nov. 5.
The device, made by CDEX of Tucson, Ariz., uses ultraviolet light to detect traces of the drug as small as one microgram, according to CEO Malcolm Philips. The scanner can distinguish between illegal meth and pseudoephedrine, a chemically similar but legal component of cold medications.
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