Anchorage, Alaska, has launched a municipal addiction treatment program that pairs housing with addiction care through a microunit model, Alaska Public Media reported April 7. The program, called Willow Commons, opened in late March and includes 32 individual units for…
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The American Society of Addiction Medicine has released a new volume of the ASAM Criteria establishing dedicated treatment standards and admission criteria for adolescents and transition-age youths with substance use disorder. “Adolescents and Transition-Aged Youth” is part of the fourth…
The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts has outlined strategies to expand prevention, treatment and recovery services for opioid use disorder in rural communities. The brief draws on lessons from 10 programs funded by the nonprofit organization and is intended to…
Recovery Centers of America’s Monroeville, Pa., site has made recovery housing a central part of its growth strategy, aiming to stabilize patients during the critical transition from residential treatment back into daily life. David Blenk, CEO of RCA at Monroeville,…
Health insurance disenrollment is associated with greater death risk for opioid use disorder patients, according to a JAMA Psychiatry study published March 4. The study reviewed patients with both private and public insurance who were at least 16 years old…
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GLP-1 receptor agonists may reduce the risk of developing and dying from substance use disorders, a study found. The study, led by researchers at St. Louis-based WashU Medicine and published March 4 in The BMJ, analyzed data from more than…
Sidney, Ohio-based KAV Health Group has expanded its substance use treatment, recovery housing and integrated healthcare services across Ohio. The organization said it has seen a rise over the past year in clients seeking help for synthetic opioids, polysubstance use…
Eric Webber, director of the gambling addiction program at Wernersville, Pa.-based Caron Treatment Centers, went from being the informal “gambling guy” to helping launch a formal track Feb. 13 as demand for treatment continued to rise. An estimated 2.5 million…
Despite the high prevalence of substance use disorders among hospitalized patients, hospital-based addiction care across the U.S. remains inconsistent, a Cedars-Sinai behavioral health leader told Becker’s. “What’s not variable is the prevalence of alcohol and substance use disorders in hospitals,”…
The Louisiana Department of Health has launched Project M.O.M. — abbreviated for “Maternal Overdose Mortality” — with 11 inaugural catalyst site hospitals. The project aims to reduce maternal mortality rates associated with substance use by 80% within three years through…