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Baltimore Launches 'Threshold to Recovery'
October 21, 2005

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A new addiction treatment initiative will provide a variety of recovery-related services to addicts and alcoholics living in Baltimore, including acupuncture and tai chi, the Associated Press reported Oct. 13.

The $1-million Threshold to Recovery program, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and four Baltimore foundations, is aimed at providing services to patients on waiting lists for addiction treatment; in Baltimore, patients often wait months for a treatment slot to open up.

Supporters say the money is better spent on such support services than on opening a few new treatment slots. "Just because we don't have a slot, we don't want to send them out into the community without a resource," said Adam Brickner, president of Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems.

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