Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sued Botanic Tonics in what her office called a first-in-the-nation consumer protection lawsuit, alleging its marketing of 2-ounce kratom shots violated the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act. The state alleges the company marketed the shots as…
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The population-based rate of reported intentional substance exposures at school among U.S. children increased 77.5% from 2000 to 2024, with the largest jump among elementary-school-aged children, according to a study published in The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. Researchers at…
Nevada Department of Human Services’ Division of Child and Family Services will temporarily pause operations on the psychiatric residential treatment facility units at the 54-bed, Las Vegas-based Desert Willow Treatment Center beginning Oct. 10. The facility is not closing, and…
Colorado Medicaid officials are working to curb spending on peer and support services after costs reached $293 million last year, The Colorado Sun reported Sept. 28. The services covered 35,000 people per month. Spending on what Medicaid defines as self-help…
Behavioral health providers have reported a string of data breaches in recent months, ranging from a Texas breach affecting more than a quarter-million patients to smaller incidents tied to insider access and compromised email accounts. Together, the reports reflect two…
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Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare issued notice of a proposed settlement to resolve shareholder derivative litigation brought on behalf of the company. The actions were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee and the Delaware Court…
TikTok agreed to pay Alabama at least $100 million to settle claims that it designed its platform with addictive features, knowingly exposed young users to serious mental harms and intentionally misled the public about the safety of its platforms, Attorney…
A federal jury in Fort Worth, Texas, convicted Kevin Curry, 64, of nearby Frisco on Sept. 24 in a $26 million healthcare fraud, kickbacks and money laundering scheme. Mr. Curry billed TRICARE, the military’s health program, for transcranial magnetic stimulation…
West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Bluebird Kids Health, a value-based pediatric primary care company, is weaving behavioral health services directly into its clinics as it works to close access gaps for children in underserved communities. The company builds pediatric clinics in…
HHS awarded $247.9 million in grants for behavioral health programs nationwide, with funding directed toward addiction treatment, overdose prevention, mental healthcare and recovery services. Among the largest awards, $69.4 million will support access to medications for opioid use disorder, while…