Opioid treatment programs are now working through concurrent health crises. Patients rely on the facilities for obtaining medication-assisted treatment. But providers are trying to reduce the number of in-person visits and the risk of patients being exposed to COVID-19. “The reality is, the opioid crisis has not gone anywhere,” said Allegra Schorr, president of the […]
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Private investment firms Veronis Suhler Stevenson (“VSS”) and NewSpring Health Capital, NewSpring’s dedicated healthcare strategy, today announced the completion of an investment in BRC Recovery Family of Programs (“BRC” or “the Company”), a nationally-recognized provider of addiction treatment services, and the formation of BRC Healthcare. The new entity serves as the holding company for the
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has published new guidance for the care and treatment of substance use disorders during the COVID-19 outbreak. Of note, the guidance includes specific exemptions relating to the provision of methadone and buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder and addresses other factors that should be considered when
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In 2016, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affected 1 in 54 (or 1.85 percent) 8-year-olds, according to the newest U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report. This is a 10 percent increase from the most recent report two years prior when it was 1 in 59, and the highest prevalence since the CDC began
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California’s New Attack on Opioid Addiction Hits Old Roadblocks Read More »
A growing number of health care institutions across California offer medication-assisted treatment with funding and support from the state’s MAT Expansion Project, which started in 2018 and is financed by $265 million in federal grants. Numerous studies have shown that relapse and overdose rates are lower among opioid users who get MAT than those who
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Addiction treatment centers have received scant attention in the national discussion of sectors most vulnerable to the economic effects of the coronavirus crisis. But leaders in the substance use treatment industry already are thinking ahead to long-term financial impacts, as they scramble in the short term to meet community needs under adjusted conditions. In an
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