Author: Rylee Wilson

The Veterans Affairs Department is investigating Acadia Healthcare for possible fraud, The New York Times reported Oct. 18. 

UnitedHealthcare will offer Calm Health access to more than 13 million members in its commercial plans. 

Patients taking GLP-1 drugs had a lower rate of opioid overdose and alcohol intoxication than those not taking the drugs, a study published Oct. 16 in Addiction found. 

Patient preferences could be shifting back toward in-person care for behavioral health, according to LifeStance Health's chief medical officer. 

One in 4 adults believe they have undiagnosed ADHD, according to a survey from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine. 

The Drug Enforcement Administration is set to extend rules that allow controlled substances to be prescribed through telehealth, Politico reported Oct. 15. 

Acadia Healthcare has acquired three opioid treatment centers in South Carolina. 

Overdose deaths among teenagers declined slightly from 2022 to 2023, a shift that could mark the start of a decline in adolescent overdose deaths, according to an analysis from KFF. 

Three teenagers were arrested and taken into custody for allegedly inciting a riot at Riverview Behavioral Hospital in Texarkana, Ark. 

Nurses at Western Psychiatric Hospital in Pittsburgh have authorized a strike, NPR affiliate WESA reported Oct. 9.