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Chiropractic coverage mandated for substance disorders

OPIOID ALTERNATIVE: Dr. Benjamin Algiere, owner of Algiere Chiropractic in Richmond, opened his practice eight months ago. He says many patients worry about building up a tolerance for opioids and would prefer alternative treatment. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
OPIOID ALTERNATIVE: Dr. Benjamin Algiere, owner of Algiere Chiropractic in Richmond, opened his practice eight months ago. He says many patients worry about building up a tolerance for opioids and would prefer alternative treatment. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Opioids may have been the first path many of Dr. Benjamin Algiere’s patients took for pain relief, but he hopes it’s not their last. A practicing chiropractor, and owner of 8-month-old ­Algiere Chiropractic Inc. in Richmond, Algiere discourages continued opioid use for pain management, knowing it may lead to addiction. He said many of his

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