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Most Recent Articles
New Google policy aims for slow rollout
Julie Miller, Editor in ChiefThe new Google AdWords policy requires a 12-measure certification process for advertisers, and officials say some of the finer details will emerge as the standards are...
Seize the golden moment of opportunity
Deni Carise, PhDProviders must seize the opportunity in the precise moment individuals with SUD or addiction are willing to get treatment.
National Council announces criminal justice collaborative
Tom Valentino, Senior EditorThree behavioral healthcare providers will team with county jails to offer services to individuals leaving incarceration in a move designed to reduce recidivism and...
Google institutes treatment center background checks
Julie Miller, Editor in ChiefA new certification process for online advertising will require treatment centers to reveal their facility locations, clinical competencies, website ownership and more.
Center For Discovery acquires Cliffside Malibu
Julie Miller, Editor in ChiefCenter For Discovery and Cliffside Malibu are merging to form the newly created parent company, Discovery Behavioral Health, under private equity firm Webster Capital.
Blackstone acquires large autism network
Julie Miller, Editor in ChiefPrivate equity investor Blackstone is set to acquire the Center for Autism and Related Disorders, which offers behavioral therapy in 32 states with 192 locations.
Fact File: Half of America agrees addiction is a disease
Julie Miller, Editor in ChiefAmerican attitudes toward addiction are beginning to shift, but only slightly, according to a survey of 1,054 adults by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public...
Market need drives growth for Footprints
Julie Miller, Editor in ChiefIt’s shaping up to be a year of growth for treatment centers. This is certainly true for Footprints to Recovery, which has three new centers in the pipeline and is in...
Growth for Acadia continues
Tom Valentino, Senior EditorBehavioral healthcare provider Acadia announced the opening of a residential treatment center in Virginia, with three inpatient facilities in other states coming later...
Clearview Capital invests in new OTP platform
Julie Miller, Editor in ChiefClearview Capital Fund III has acquired Community Medical Services Holdings, an opioid treatment program headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. The deal adds 14...
Two Ohio centers combine services
Julie Miller, Editor in ChiefOhioGuidestone and A Renewed Mind, two not-for-profit behavioral health organizations in Northern Ohio, have combined services for long-term sustainability.
Rx Summit 18: Journalists share tips for talking to media about heroin
Tom Valentino, Senior EditorTwo journalists from WXIA-TV provided advice to Rx Summit attendees on how to develop relationships with the media and have a voice in coverage of the opioid epidemic.
Rx Summit 18: Surgeon general underlines value of naloxone
Julie Miller, Editor in ChiefAt the 2018 National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit, Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, underscored the federal strategy for the opioid crisis with a rare public health...
Rx Summit 18: President Clinton has faith in innovation to combat the opioid crisis
Julie Miller, Editor in ChiefFormer President Bill Clinton delivered a message of realistic optimism to attendees. Because addiction is affecting every demographic in every state, it has become a...
RX Summit 18: NIH unveils opioid-focused research initiative
Gary A. Enos, Contributing EditorThe new Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HELP) initiative could incliude collaborative demonstration projects in states hardest hit by the opioid epidemic.
Rx Summit 18: Conway outlines President Trump's opioid-fighting goals
Gary A. Enos, Contributing EditorAt a National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit plenary session, White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway discussed administration strategies to bolster the...
Rx Summit 18: Global community addresses US opioid epidemic
Tom Valentino, Senior EditorRepresentatives for several international agencies shared highlights of their organizations’ efforts to fight the opioid crisis during a panel discussion at the...
Rx Summit 18: More physician treatment programs are needed
Julie Miller, Editor in ChiefPhysician health programs are frequently lauded as models that produce superior outcomes, but more resources are needed to respond to the demand.
Rx Summit 18: Congressional talk sounds bipartisan note
Gary A. Enos, Contributing EditorMembers of Congress speaking at the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit stressed that the opioid crisis issue is too grave to fall victim to partisan politics.
Rx Summit 18: Stimulants are a significant and growing threat