90% Of Californians With SUD Do Not Receive Specialty Care 

About 5.36 million California residents age 12 and older met the criteria for substance use disorder (SUD) in 2021, but only 545,000, about 10%, received specialty addiction treatment, according to a recent report issued by Hollywood Hills Recovery. Approximately 90% of Californians with SUD do not receive any form of treatment, the report stated.  

Outpatient and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) are the most common forms of addiction care in California, according to the report. Outpatient care is experienced by 86% of people in treatment for SUD, MAT accounts for 34% of care, residential treatment accounts for 12%, and . . .