Addiction Treatment Services

Addiction is a chronic disease, which causes individuals to seek “reward” from substance-use or other activities whether or not they may cause harm. Addiction treatment has been in the spotlight as payers, policymakers, and health systems struggle to address the opioid crisis and increasing substance-related mortality rates. As a result, the addiction treatment market is shifting—there is expanded coverage for residential treatment, a push towards greater integration and care coordination, and new competitors entering the market—creating new challenges and opportunities for organizations working in addiction treatment.

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• Ohio Awards $5.3 Million Across 30 Grants To Expand Addiction Treatment In Jails
• Virginia Reports Three-Year Outcomes Of Behavioral Health Transformation To Expand Access, Strengthen Support For Individuals & Families
• New Jersey Allocates $47.8 Million In Opioid Settlement Investments To Expand Housing, Treatment, Maternal Health Supports
• New Comprehensive Outpatient Program Helps New Yorkers Access Multiple Addiction Services In One Location 
• Canadian Provider Organization, Into Action, Expands To U.S. With 16-Bed Men’s Addiction Treatment Center In Arizona
• HHS & DEA Extend Telemedicine Flexibilities For Prescribing Controlled Medications Through 2026
• OhioHealth Launches Addiction Medicine Program For Southeast Ohio
• $72 Million Private Grant To Fund Three-Year CCBHC Expansion Pilot In Illinois, Kansas & Michigan
• Penobscot County, Maine, To Distribute $400,000 In Opioid Settlement Funds To Recovery Organizations
• Illinois Public Libraries Stocking & Administering Opioid Overdose Reversal Agents In 2026
• Empathy Health Raises $7.6 Million To Enhance Its Sober Sidekick Relapse Prevention Platform
• Newport Healthcare Prevails In Zoning Challenge To Its Residential Treatment Homes Near Leesburg, Virginia
• ORBIIT Introduces AI-Powered Ambient Care To Support Addiction Recovery
• Kai Shin Clinic Expands Outpatient Addiction Treatment Access In Minnesota
• Primary Care Digital Platform For Behavioral Health Decreased PMPM Spend

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Buprenorphine With Medical Management Counseling Is Just As Effective As Buprenorphine With Intensive Behavioral Therapy For Treatment Of OUD

Buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) plus standard medical medication management counseling was as effective as treatment with buprenorphine plus intensive behavioral therapy, a recent study found. Effectiveness was defined as treatment retention and opioid-free weeks over a 12-week period. Those who received buprenorphine with medical management counseling had an average of 7.00 opioid-free weeks, and they stayed in treatment for an average of 10.21 weeks out of a maximum of 12 weeks. Comparatively,… Read

• Executive Order Directs DEA To Reclassify Marijuana As A Less Dangerous Drug
• Colorado To Require Health Plans To Use Nationally Recognized Clinical Criteria For Behavioral Health Coverage Decisions
• Foundation For Opioid Response Efforts Surpasses $50 Million In Grants
• Executive Order: Increasing Medical Marijuana & Cannabidiol Research
• Michigan To Invest $37.5 Million Of Opioid Settlement Funds To Expand Recovery Housing

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