V Blog Update Feb. 2010

V Blog Update Feb. 2010 – V Blog update for Feb. 21, 2010.

Legislators question Medicaid's effect on drug abuse

Filed under: substance abuse effects

MetroHealth, a public hospital system in Cleveland, worked with the federal government to expand Medicaid in February to Cuyahoga County residents who use its hospital system and whose incomes fall within 133 percent of the federal poverty line, …
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Sequestration hurts fight against addiction

Filed under: substance abuse effects

Earlier this year, Texas Department of State Health Services, or DSHS, commissioner Dr. David Lakey said, “Substance abuse is the primary driver of health care costs in Texas.” And the economic impact of substance abuse in Bexar County is more than $ 1 …
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Molly or MDMA enjoying dangerous surge in songs

Filed under: substance abuse effects

"It produces feelings of increased energy, euphoria, emotional warmth and empathy toward others, and distortions in sensory and time perception," according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse. The negative side effects are often teeth grinding, …
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