Paying for private treatment often difficult
By ANDREW KNITTLE NewsOK.com on Mar 18, 2012, at 2:25 AM Updated on 3/18/12 at 11:09 AM
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Private treatment programs for substance abuse have the potential to be more successful than their state-run counterparts, but some say there's a massive obstacle sitting in the way.
Charles Joseph Shaw, a medical doctor who deals exclusively with addicts, says insurance companies rarely cover extended stays in substance abuse treatment programs.
The problem with that, Shaw says, is that longer stays in treatment result in higher rates of success.
"There's no question," he said. "The longer you stay the better."
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The bee belongs to a group of solitary bees commonly known as "wool carder bees" because their cotton-like brood cells are made of plant hairs.
The group is the fourth delegation of visiting faculty from the university to visit OSU.
