Addiction & Hospital Utilization – The Endless Loop?

Recently we’ve had a lot of coverage of addiction in general, and opioid addiction in particular. These are just a few of the articles that we've published in the last 30 days:

Survey Finds State Medicaid Addiction Treatment Benefits Vary Widely
Opioid-Related Hospitalizations Up 64% Nationwide From 2005 To 2014
Foster Care Entries Due To Parental Substance Abuse Rise 19% Since 2009
Kentucky Addiction Treatment Services For Medicaid Expansion Up 740% From 2014 To Mid-2016
Massachusetts Opioid-Related Deaths Up 20% In 2015
Rate Of Drug-Dependent Babies In Kentucky Is Double National Average
Opioid-Related . . .