A $1.5 million federal grant has been made available to the AL Department of Mental Health and will help make addiction-fighting medication an option to patients lacking insurance.
The addiction-fighting medication, normally costing $200 to $300, will be closer to $5-10 for those who qualify.
The grant is meant to keep addiction patients in treatment programs to increase success rates and decrease relapse cases.
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