Addiction Treatment Field Becomes More Competitive As Providers Increase And Market Declines

OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry Statistics The chemical dependency treatment market appears to be growing more competitive, despite the increase in health plan coverage of chemical dependency treatment, drug testing requirements, and employee assistance programs. The number of inpatient and outpatient treatment programs has increased throughout the 1980s while drug and alcohol has dropped during the same period. An OPEN MINDS analysis of the number of hospital-based chemical dependency treatment programs and the number of current drug and alcohol users shows that the ratio of programs to users has increased in all categories . . .