April 2012
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Medical Necessity by: Raymond Sherfield, LCDC
Medical Necessity One of the biggest misunderstandings we have to address over and over with patients and family is “My insurance told me I had 30, 60, 90 days of coverage—why are they denying my treatment now when I’ve only been here 1, 2, or 3 weeks.” Although they do have the coverage, the missing part is what insurance companies call ‘medical necessity’. This is not explained by the...
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PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE TWELVE STEPS
The Steps are a powerful statement of personal responsibility. They call for us to admit powerlessness over alcohol. At the same time, the Steps ask us to act to promote recovery from alcoholism. http://www.cyberrecovery.net/forums/showthread.php?t=359 Once a month I do a focus group on responsibility in recovery.  Let’s be clear, I have lost the choice of whether or not I drink alcohol. ...
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Naltrexone and Pain
Low-Dose Naltrexone Reduces the Symptoms of Fibromyalgia: A Double-Blind and Placebo-Controlled Crossover Study Jarred Younger, PhD, jyounger@stanford.edu1, Rebecca McCue, BA1, Noorulain Noor, BS2, Sean Mackey, MD PhD2, (1) Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, (2) Stanford University, Palo Alto, California   Dr. Katie McQueen’s thoughts on the article Naltrexone is...
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