I think insurance also plays a role too. When you have health insurance that is in business to make a profit, patient care will always be effected. Hospitals try to work around a lot of the hurdles healthcare providers place on us all. Let me give you an example. One year I was heavily addicted to a strong street drug. My insurance company would not pay for more then 1 week in house for drugs, so the doc changed my diag to depression just so they could keep me longer to detox and treat. So if you think healthcare is lacking for MI which it is! It's lacking even more for drug related issues.

We really need to improve our healthcare system here in the USA! It contributes to the stigmas and more importantly to the level and quality of care we get and also the number of programs available.