Evaluating treatment effectiveness: changing our expectations
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Policy-makers and society's attitude toward the effectiveness of drug treatment should shift from total and permanent abstinence to a broader perspective. The primary problem in the closed-minded perception of treatment effectiveness is the skepticism which prevents legislators from increasing drug spending. Instead, they consider throwing drug abusers in jail or welfare as a remedy. Viewing treatment effectiveness from a broader perspective will help greatly in pushing for improvements in substance abuse treatment programs.
Publication Name: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0740-5472
Year: 1998
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The changing face of biomedical research?
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Biology may be strongly influenced by physics, mathematics, and engineering in the future. Many biologists have little experience with complex systems, but physicists and engineers do.
Publication Name: Nature Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1078-8956
Year: 2000
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N.C. Blues may face huge fine
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina may be disciplined by the state for not correctly submitting emergency room insurance claims.
Publication Name: American Medical News
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0001-1843
Year: 2003
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