Seventeen percent of people aged 12 or older in the United States had a substance use disorder in the past year, according to recent data from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
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Birmingham, Ala.-based addiction treatment and recovery services Bradford Health Services has acquired Southaven, Miss.-based Vertava Health.
From new treatments to new facilities, here are six updates related to addiction that Becker's has covered since Oct. 24:
Arkansas Children's in Little Rock is opening a first-of-its-kind center that will focus on the "impacts of the opioid crisis on the fetus, newborn and developing children."
AltaPointe's Behavioral Health Crisis Center in Mobile, Ala., has begun offering the use of ketamine to help transition a patient from fentanyl to addiction-treatment medicine buprenorphine.
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Two senators have introduced bipartisan legislation to increase the addiction care workforce through a student loan debt relief program.
The Biden administration unveiled a list of resources to help businesses and state leaders increase employment opportunities for Americans struggling with substance use disorder or who are in recovery.
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: