Addiction Treatment

The first stabilization center in the District of Columbia has opened.

Franklin, Tenn.-based Landmark Recovery has opened a new addiction treatment center in Westerville, Ohio.

Here are 10 addiction treatment updates to know that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 28:

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital partnered with Central Florida Behavioral Health to treat patients struggling with opioid use in Hillsborough County.

Endless Mountain Behavioral Health has opened in Sayre, Pa., to offer addiction treatment services, WENY News reported Oct. 4.

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.

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.

An increase in temperatures led to more hospital visits for alcohol-related disorders and substance abuse, a study published Sept. 26 in Nature found. 

Warriors Heart, a recovery and rehabilitation center, has opened in Milford, Va., The Culpeper Star Exponent reported Sept. 23.

The Anthem Blue Cross Foundation has awarded $1.2 million in substance use disorder grants to five organizations based in California.