Behavioral Health Business January 25, 2022
As if anyone needed a reminder about the severity of substance use disorder (SUD), the number of deaths from drug overdoses continues to provide a sobering snapshot.
As 2021 wound down, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) reported that overdose deaths reached yet another record level on a 12-month basis. More recently, the CDC released provisional data indicating no let up in the epidemic, as year-over-year deaths are on track to exceed 101,000. And many of the deaths are opioid-related, responsible for 70% of all SUD fatalities since 2019.
More SUD treatment providers have been busy dispensing services in a market estimated to be worth anywhere between $4.5 billion and $42 billion. Now, the Centers for Medicare &...
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