14 states have agreed to a $26 billion settlement with the pharmaceutical companies responsible for the Opioid Epidemic. This money is intended to support drug treatment services in these participating states. Providers in these states should be on the…
As the end of the year approaches, so do regulatory mandates and deadlines. January 1, 2022, is the EPCS deadline for eight states (CA, MI, IN, MD, NE, NH, UT, WA), and January 1, 2023 is the compliance date for…
Hulu®’s new streaming miniseries Dopesick® has struck a chord with its depiction of the impact of Oxycontin® in the 1990s and 2000s. Viewers described it as “honest and engrossing,” “morally intriguing,” and “infuriating.” Part of what makes Dopesick so effective…
Image from Yahoo Finance The United States is currently fighting two epidemics. First, the global coronavirus pandemic that started in 2019 (COVID-19), which has led to 19.5 million cases globally and 720,000+ deaths to date. Of these, 4.9 million cases…
Opioid overdoses are in decline for the first time in years. Would you know it from looking at your community? In some states—places like Alabama, Connecticut, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Nebraska, and West Virginia—Opioid Use Disorder…
In a discussion of opioid use disorder (OUD), often taken for granted is why many patients begin using opioids in the first place: to stop pain. While we can discuss the merits of various treatment methods once patients have already…
On July 10-11, 2019, AZZLY® Founder and CEO Coletta Dorado is representing AZZLY in GuideWell and Springboard's "Scale-Up" event for female-led tech companies. Behavioral healthcare technology company AZZLY®, Inc. was selected by GuideWell Innovation, in affiliation with Springboard Enterprises, as…
At a time when most news about the opioid crisis seems to be bad, a recent study may be a cause for hope. The January 2019 study by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) indicates that opioid overdose deaths in…
Related: Resources for Veterans and Service Members (February 2021) This article cites several studies reported in Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health. Read AZZLY's write-up of the Surgeon General's report from September 2018 or…
AZZLY, Inc.® is pleased to announce that we have moved our growing Orlando office to Lake Nona Medical City, an Orlando landmark and rapidly growing medical community. "We are excited to be welcomed and embraced by like minds in healthcare…
