Peter Lee

Augusta, Maine Awards $175,000 for Free Recovery Services

If cost has kept you from getting help in central Maine, three programs are about to have more capacity. Augusta city councilors approved $175,000 in...

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Medicaid Rule Keeps Youth Behavioral Health Funding Intact

If your family relies on Medicaid coverage for a young person's mental health or substance use care, a rule finalized this month does not change...

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Walk-In Clinic Adds Low-Cost Opioid Treatment in Denver, Colorado

If you have been priced out of opioid treatment or told the wait is six weeks, there is one more place to try in Denver,...

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Medicaid Rehab Coverage Falls Short for Co-Occurring Care

If you are counting on Medicaid rehab coverage to pay for treatment that handles both opioid use and a mental health condition, new research points...

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Four States Start Medicaid Rehab Coverage Before Jail Release

If someone you love leaves jail or prison with an untreated substance use problem, Medicaid rehab coverage may now begin before they walk out the...

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Free Sober Gyms and Recovery Cafes Expand Nationwide

Free recovery support is expanding in a form that involves no bill, no insurance card, and no intake appointment. Sober gyms and recovery cafes ask...

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Opioid Settlement Funds Free Rehab in Cobb County, Georgia

If you or someone you love is looking for free rehab in Georgia, opioid settlement money now flowing into Cobb County is starting to pay...

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Free Bus Rides Help People Reach Low-Cost Rehab in West Virginia

Getting to free or low-cost rehab is often the hardest step for people who cannot afford a car, gas, or a ride share fare. A...

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Medicaid Rehab Coverage Protected in Utah Care Shift

If you are on Medicaid and currently getting substance use treatment in Box Elder County, Utah, you will be able to keep seeing your current...

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Grant Supports Medicaid Recovery Housing for Moms

A Pittsburgh nonprofit that provides Medicaid funded recovery housing for mothers with substance use disorder has received a $150,000 grant to help it keep serving...

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Chris Farley’s Brother Headlines Free Recovery Event

A free community event in Wisconsin's Northwoods is putting a spotlight on substance abuse recovery, with Tom Farley, brother of the late comedian Chris Farley,...

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Opioid Settlement Funds Free Naloxone Machines in Maryland

If cost or stigma has kept you from picking up naloxone, a new program in Maryland removes both barriers. Howard County has installed two vending...

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Missouri Fireworks Sale Raises $25,000 for Nonprofit Recovery

A Fourth of July fireworks stand in Missouri has turned into an unlikely fundraiser for a nonprofit recovery program. Since June 24, the stand has...

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Recovery Court Offers Low-Cost Addiction Treatment in NC

For people in North Carolina who want to stop using drugs but cannot see how they would ever pay for care, a courtroom in Gaston...

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NJ Nonprofit Celebrates 49 Years of Low-Cost Addiction Help

If cost is the first thing standing between you and care, a long-running New Jersey nonprofit is a reminder that low-cost addiction treatment and free...

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Indiana Women’s Recovery Home Adds 21 Free Beds for Mothers

If cost or a long waitlist has kept you or someone you love from getting help, a nonprofit in southern Indiana is a reminder that...

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Hospital Addiction Counseling Improves Outcomes at Low Cost

Addiction counseling delivered right in the hospital can improve outcomes and count as low-cost addiction treatment, according to a new analysis in JAMA Network Open....

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10 More States Gain Medicaid Funding for Free Addiction Care

If cost has been the wall between you and treatment, there is real news worth knowing about. Ten more states have joined a federal program...

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