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State Report Reveals Barriers to Opioid Addiction Treatment

State Report Reveals Barriers to Opioid Addiction Treatment

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BOSTON (AP) — More than half of the adults entering state-licensed, residential addiction treatment centers in Massachusetts do not complete their treatment programs and one in eight are readmitted within a month of being discharged, according to a new state report. The findings from a special commission created to study the state's network of treatment centers point to some of the many challenges facing policymakers trying to control a persistent and deadly opioid addiction scourge.

BOSTON (AP) — More than half of the adults entering state-licensed, residential addiction treatment centers in Massachusetts do not complete their treatment programs and one in eight are readmitted within a month of being discharged, according to a new state report. The findings from a special commission created to study the state's network of treatment centers point to some of the many challenges facing policymakers trying to control a persistent and deadly opioid addiction scourge.…