Addiction and the Brain: 3 Facts You Need to Know
Addiction affects the brain in a number of important ways. Learn more about how addiction can alter your brain's processes, and the brain chemistry of addiction treatment.
$26 Billion Oxycontin Settlement Will Fund Drug Treatment Services in 14 States
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…
Florida Announces New Funding for Mental Health and Substance Use Providers
Throughout 2021, Florida announced several new measures to support mental wellness and provide resources for Floridians struggling with substance use. The 2021-2022 budget included significant funding toward these life-changing behavioral health services: $158.4 million for the State Opioid Response Grant,…
Hulu Show ‘Dopesick’ Highlights the Human Cost of the Opioid Epidemic
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…
Why Our Staff Became Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Advocates
In October, the AZZLY® Lake Nona staff attended the Certified Medication Assisted Treatment Advocate (CMA) Training Course. The course ran eight hours and was a pre-conference event as part of the 2019 American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence…
Medicare/Medicaid Will Cover Opioid Treatment Programs in 2020
Effective January 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will pay Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) through bundled payments for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment services in an episode of care provided to people with Medicare Part B…
There are Billions of Dollars in Funding for Addiction Treatment Providers. Do You Qualify?
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…
When Is It Right to Prescribe Opioids?
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…
CDC Study: Opioid Overdose Deaths May Be in Decline
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…
WE NEED YOUR SIGNATURE – Make Counseling and Therapeutic Intervention Mandatory for Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Funding
AZZLY joins the Behavioral Health Association of Providers (BHAP) in asking you to support the behavioral health industry by signing this petition. This petition will be delivered to President Trump, the Senate, and the House of Representatives and would urge…
