The Moving Target Of Addiction Treatment: Recent Changes In Policy & Legislation

With the pending presidential election, addiction treatment has gained new political focus over the past year (see Focus On Heroin Drug Addiction, Mental Health Treatment At Fourth Democratic Debate and In New Hampshire, GOP 2016 Hopefuls Discuss Addiction). For one reason, many of the candidates personally know people who have struggled with addiction (see For 2016 Candidates, Fight Against Addiction Is Often Personal). But aside from the personal, the reality is that this issue has become too big for the candidates to ignore:

There has been an increase in the use of illegal drugs, particularly the intensity of heroin and . . .