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In Allentown, a more ‘excellent’ approach to fighting heroin – Recovery First Adventures

In Allentown, a more ‘excellent’ approach to fighting heroin

ALLENTOWN — For heroin addicts and their families, the drug’s deadly grip is rarely the only problem.

Mental illness and physical health problems go hand in hand with drug addiction, yet most addicts — 68 percent — who make it through detox receive no treatment for their other problems.

Though addiction experts have long warned that the only path to successful recovery is treating all of a patient’s ills, the road to these services is a confusing maze, especially for the poor.

That’s about to change in the Lehigh Valley, Gov. Tom Wolf said Monday as he announced the launch of 20 programs dubbed Centers of Excellence around the state, including Treatment Trends, an Allentown nonprofit.

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