Comment on DOD_FRDOC_0001-3051

Document ID: DOD-2011-HA-0085-0002
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Department Of Defense
Received Date: December 29 2011, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Date Posted: January 3 2012, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: December 29 2011, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: February 27 2012, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 80f8b2f4
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This is comment on Proposed Rule

TRICARE: Removal of the Prohibition to Use Addictive Drugs in the Maintenance Treatment of Substance Dependence in TRICARE Beneficiaries

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Dear Sir/Ma'am, Please note my strong support FOR the proposed rule change. The exclusion of maintenance therapies for addiction treatment because they are "addictive" ignores best practices in the medical treatment of substance use disorders, ties the hands of service providers, and makes recovery from chemical dependence harder for patients to achieve. The proposed rule change would increase the effectiveness of treatment for this life-threatening and widespread illness. Thank you, William Aprill LCSW-BACS, LAC, CCGC

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Comment on DOD_FRDOC_0001-3051
Public Submission Posted: 01/03/2012 ID: DOD-2011-HA-0085-0002