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2. SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act - Wikipedia

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   SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, also known as Substance Use–Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, (H.R. 6, Pub. L. 115–271 (text)) is a United States federal law, enacted during the 115th United States Congress, to make medical treatment for opioid addiction more widely available while also cracking down on illicit drugs.

3. The cost of substance use treatment can depend on where ... - AOL

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   Historically, health insurance has not covered substance use treatment in the same way physical health services are covered. The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, a federal law ...

4. Assertive community treatment - Wikipedia

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   From 1998 to 2004, NAMI operated an ACT technical assistance center, dedicated to advocacy and training to make the model more widely available, with funding from the U.S. federal government's Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. [80]

5. Baker Act - Wikipedia

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   The Baker Act, officially known as the Florida Mental Health Act of 1971, is a law in the U.S. state of Florida that allows certain professionals—such as doctors, mental health practitioners, judges, and law enforcement officers—to detain and involuntarily commit individuals to a mental health facility for up to 72 hours.

6. Florida expands addiction recovery program, which was modeled ...

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   Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis expanded the state's addiction recovery program, one modeled on a program in Palm Beach County. ... patients are hooked up with needed services such as housing and are ...

7. Four new Florida laws take effect in January. Here’s what ...

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   SB 784 gives local law enforcement agencies the ability to create a registry of people with mental health issues — a bill that is also known as the “Protect Our Loved Ones Act,” according to ...

8. Marchman Act - Wikipedia

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   The Marchman Act, officially the "Hal S. Marchman Alcohol and Other Drug Services Act of 1993", is a Florida law that provides a means of involuntary and voluntary assessment and stabilization and treatment of a person allegedly abusing alcohol or drugs. [1] Prior to October 1, 1993, substance abuse was addressed by chapters 396 and 397.

9. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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   A heroin addict entering a rehab facility presents as severe a case as a would-be suicide entering a psych ward. The addiction involves genetic predisposition, corrupted brain chemistry, entrenched environmental factors and any number of potential mental-health disorders — it requires urgent medical intervention.