Montana has a voucher program to help cover costs at residential programs for people with addiction, but those running the homes say the program’s funding falls far below the need.
While costs for healthcare have continued to rise, the relative amount Montana spends on Medicaid has remained astonishingly stable — about 13% of its budget — for years, according to
Substance use disorder treatment in the community is a superior alternative to incarceration for offenders with a substance misuse background, according to a recent study evaluating the effectiveness of the contract treatment sanction in Sweden.
A new Virginia Commonwealth University study shows that opioid use disorders are underdiagnosed and undertreated among formerly incarcerated Virginians enrolled in Medicaid. Among the 4,652 adults released from state prisons in 2022, the study shows 85% were enrolled in Medicaid within one month of their release. While 13%, or 514 of these adults had a […] The post Study: Opioid use disorders are undertreated among formerly incarcerated Virginians on Medicaid appeared first on Virginia Mercury.
A new study published in the scientific journal Addiction has found that people who are maltreated as children may be three times more likely to be admitted to hospital for alcohol and substance use disorders by the age of 40, compared with those who are not maltreated.