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Bradford Health Services acquires addiction treatment provider
Birmingham, Ala.-based addiction treatment and recovery services Bradford Health Services has acquired Southaven, Miss.-based Vertava Health. -
6 addiction treatment updates behavioral health leaders should know
From new treatments to new facilities, here are six updates related to addiction that Becker's has covered since Oct. 24: -
Arkansas Children's to open $70M center focusing on children's opioid crisis
Arkansas Children's in Little Rock is opening a first-of-its-kind center that will focus on the "impacts of the opioid crisis on the fetus, newborn and developing children." -
Ketamine used to ease withdrawal symptoms at Alabama crisis center
AltaPointe's Behavioral Health Crisis Center in Mobile, Ala., has begun offering the use of ketamine to help transition a patient from fentanyl to addiction-treatment medicine buprenorphine. -
Senators introduce legislation to grow addiction care workforce
Two senators have introduced bipartisan legislation to increase the addiction care workforce through a student loan debt relief program. -
Biden administration unveils 'recovery ready workplace' plan for substance use disorder
The Biden administration unveiled a list of resources to help businesses and state leaders increase employment opportunities for Americans struggling with substance use disorder or who are in recovery. -
Washington, DC, opens first stabilization center
The first stabilization center in the District of Columbia has opened. -
192-bed addiction treatment center opens in Ohio
Franklin, Tenn.-based Landmark Recovery has opened a new addiction treatment center in Westerville, Ohio. -
10 addiction treatment updates to know
Here are 10 addiction treatment updates to know that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 28: -
Tampa General forms partnership to address opioid crisis
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital partnered with Central Florida Behavioral Health to treat patients struggling with opioid use in Hillsborough County. -
Addiction treatment center opens in Pennsylvania
Endless Mountain Behavioral Health has opened in Sayre, Pa., to offer addiction treatment services, WENY News reported Oct. 4. -
1/3 of Medicaid patients with opioid use disorder do not receive medication
Nearly one-third of Medicaid recipients dealing with opioid addiction are not being treated with medication, according to a report released Sept. 29 by HHS. -
Why Ophelia is betting on medication and telehealth to save lives
Becker's recently connected with Ophelia Chief Medical Officer Arthur Robin Williams, MD, to discuss how the virtual opioid use disorder treatment provider is connecting patients with live-saving medication for addiction treatment. -
Rising temperatures linked to more hospital visits for substance abuse
An increase in temperatures led to more hospital visits for alcohol-related disorders and substance abuse, a study published Sept. 26 in Nature found. -
Veteran, 1st responder recovery clinic opens in Virginia
Warriors Heart, a recovery and rehabilitation center, has opened in Milford, Va., The Culpeper Star Exponent reported Sept. 23. -
Anthem Blue Cross donates $1.2M to support addiction treatment
The Anthem Blue Cross Foundation has awarded $1.2 million in substance use disorder grants to five organizations based in California. -
Inside addiction: what behavioral health leaders need to know about the opioid epidemic
Preventable drug overdose deaths are one of leading causes of death in the United States, with the number of deaths increasing by 58 percent between 2019 and 2021. -
Opioid use disorder injections now available at over 700 Albertsons' pharmacies
Bicycle Health, a telemedicine treatment provider for opioid use disorder, partnered with Albertsons pharmacies, expanding prescription access in 17 states and 700 pharmacies. -
UM Medicine creating vaccines to prevent opioid overdoses
UM Center for Translational Medicine, part of the Missoula-based University of Montana, is helping create vaccines to prevent fentanyl and heroin drug overdoses, which are approaching human trials, according to an Aug. 29 report from NBC Montana. -
Compassion Behavioral Health opens addiction treatment center in Florida
Compassion Behavioral Health has opened a mental health and addiction treatment center in Hollywood, Fla.
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