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Kentucky physician gets 8 years in prison for opioid, fraud charges
Former physician Jeffrey Campbell has been sentenced to eight years in prison for unlawful distribution of controlled substances, including opioids, along with healthcare fraud, the Justice Department reported March 30. -
Telehealth linked to fewer deaths from opioid ODs
Opioid use disorder patients on Medicare had fewer fatal overdoses after moving to telehealth services, according to a study published March 29 in JAMA Psychiatry. -
FTC orders Tennessee physician to pay $100K for bogus addiction treatment ads
The Federal Trade Commission ordered Dalal Akoury, MD, and a set of companies she controls that operate as AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center, to pay $100,000 for allegedly making false claims about the treatment of addiction, cancer, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and other conditions. -
Addiction treatment market to grow by $50M over next decade: Report
The addiction treatment market is expected to grow by a 6.7 percent compound annual growth rate and reach a $50 million potential by 2032, according to a Fact.MR study. -
FTC sues Tennessee physician over bogus addiction treatment ads
The Federal Trade Commission is suing Dalal Akoury, MD, and a set of companies she controls that operate as AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center, for allegedly making false claims about the treatment of addiction, cancer, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and other conditions. -
Honolulu addiction treatment center to pay $450K for illegal pay practices
Honolulu-based Kline Welsh Behavioral Health Foundation, which operates Sand Island Treatment Center, has been ordered to pay $451,898 in back wages to 34 staff members. -
Deadly, necrotizing xylazine showing up in nonopioid drugs
Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based substance use and mental health care provider Laguna Treatment Hospital said multiple kinds of illicit drugs across the state are increasingly testing positive for xylazine, a veterinary anesthetic and dangerous drug additive. -
Individuals recently released from prison in Oregon 10 times more likely to overdose, study says
Researchers have found that a person who has recently been released from prison is 10 times more at risk of a drug overdose in Oregon, the Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment reported Feb. 21. -
San Diego County installs naloxone vending machine
San Diego County has installed a naloxone vending machine at McAlister South Bay Regional Recovery Center in Chula Vista, Calif., to help prevent opioid overdose deaths, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported March 9. -
D.C. physician gets 15 months prison for opioid distribution leading to patient death
Washington, D.C., anesthesiologist Robert Cao, MD, was sentenced to 15 months in prison, 3 years of supervised release and 100 hours of community service for charges including prescribing opioids to a patient who later died of an overdose, the Justice Department said March 8. -
Recovery Centers of America acquires youth substance abuse program
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Recovery Centers of America, a substance abuse treatment network, has acquired Bryn Mawr, Pa.-based Adolescent and Young Adult Advocates, an outpatient substance abuse program. -
Milwaukee addiction center to pay $2M over alleged Medicaid fraud
The Healing Corner, a shuttered Milwaukee addiction center, must pay more than $2 million for allegedly defrauding Medicaid, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported March 3. -
15 addiction treatment centers close following CEO fraud charges
Providence, R.I.-based Recovery Connection Centers of America has closed its chain of 15 facilities across Rhode Island and Massachusetts after its founder was charged with healthcare fraud, WBUR reported March 2. -
7 addiction treatment updates in February
Here are seven addiction treatment updates Becker's has reported on since Feb. 14: -
The best, worst states for psychiatrist pay
The average salary for psychiatrists in the U.S. is $249,760, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey. -
New York pharmacist pleads guilty to opioid distribution
New York City pharmacist Daniel Russo, PharmD, pleaded guilty to opioid distribution and tax charges, the Justice Department said Feb. 17. -
Florida establishes Office of Opioid Recovery with $205M in opioid settlements
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state is creating an Office of Opioid Recovery within the Department of Children and Families, Orlando Weekly reported Feb. 20. -
U of Cincinnati to establish endowed chair in mental health, substance use disorder
The department of medicine at the University of Cincinnati will establish a faculty position focused on the research and treatment of substance misuse. -
Cherokee Nation unveils first in-house drug treatment center
Cherokee Nation has unveiled its first in-house drug treatment center as part of a $100 million investment in mental health through the nation's Public Health and Wellness Fund Act. -
Dr. Jason Kirby elected president of Tennessee Society of Addiction Medicine
Jason Kirby, MD, chief medical officer of Landmark Recovery, a national addiction treatment provider, has been elected president of the Tennessee Society of Addiction Medicine.
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