New York state is warning people seeking treatment to beware of treatment fraud. More here.

A new story suggests that Dr. Phil may be in on the hustle: A STAT/Boston Globe investigation shows how some carefully placed promotions are also a financial opportunity for a new business venture involving the show’s host, Phillip McGraw, and his son, Jay. An addiction recovery program the McGraws launched this year comes with an … Continue reading Another treatment hustle?

What if some big restaurant group (that owns a bunch of chains) surreptitiously bought Yelp and used Yelp to steer diners to their restaurant? That would be a shady hustle, right? Well, it happens all the time in the world of addiction treatment: As the opioid epidemic continues to spiral, more and more people have reason … Continue reading Another treatment hustle

A while back, the Huffington Post had a nice piece on a treatment model that delivers outcomes everyone should have access to: The day Dr. Arthur Green (not his real name) checked into his rustic cabin here at Bradford Health Services, he said he doubted he could beat his decadeslong struggle with alcohol and find … Continue reading An addiction treatment model that works

"In the most recent years studied, 2012 to 2015, cocaine overdose deaths were almost as common in black men as prescription opioid deaths in white men and slightly more common in black women than deaths from heroin overdose in white women," Shiels said. Source: CNN Stunning and terrible that this has been so neglected.