Behavioral Health Business September 4, 2024
Behavioral health operators and regulators have largely advocated integrating substance use disorder (SUD) screenings and primary care to improve access to treatment.
New evidence underscores the importance of this integration and the extent to which mental health and substance use overlap.
More than 20% of people who die of drug overdoses also have mental health conditions not related to substance use, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report found. Almost a quarter of those who died of a drug overdose in 2022 had at least one opportunity for potential intervention within a month of their death.
“Each of these [intervention opportunities] reflects a possible missed opportunity to implement overdose prevention,” the CDC report’s authors wrote. “This...
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