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How to Verify Insurance Coverage for Addiction Treatment: A Step-by-Step Guide for Families
Learn how to verify your insurance benefits for addiction treatment before choosing a rehab center. Covers VOB, prior authorization, MHPAEA rights, and key questions to ask your insurer.
14 min read
Guides
Understanding 12-Step Programs and Alternatives: A Family Guide to Recovery Support
Comprehensive guide to 12-Step programs (AA, NA) and science-based alternatives like SMART Recovery, LifeRing, and Women for Sobriety — helping families support their loved one's recovery journey.
9 min read
Guides
How to Verify Insurance Coverage for Addiction Treatment: A Step-by-Step Guide for Families
Learn how to verify your insurance benefits for addiction treatment before choosing a rehab center. Covers VOB, prior authorization, MHPAEA rights, and key questions to ask your insurer.
14m
Guides
Understanding 12-Step Programs and Alternatives: A Family Guide to Recovery Support
Comprehensive guide to 12-Step programs (AA, NA) and science-based alternatives like SMART Recovery, LifeRing, and Women for Sobriety — helping families support their loved one's recovery journey.
9m
Guides
Setting Healthy Boundaries with a Loved One in Recovery: A Family Guide
How to establish boundaries that support recovery without enabling addiction, protect your own wellbeing, and rebuild trust in family relationships.
8m
News
Colorado Selected for Federal CCBHC Medicaid Program to Expand Addiction Treatment Access
Colorado joins 10 states in the CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration Program, bringing enhanced federal funding for comprehensive mental health and substance use disorder treatment.
5m
News
Rhode Island Overdose Deaths Drop 50% Since 2022, Reaching Lowest Level Since 2013
Rhode Island reports 219 overdose deaths in 2025, a 50% decline since 2022 and the lowest number in over a decade, surpassing the state's 2030 reduction goal.
5m
News
Massachusetts Opioid Deaths Fall Below 1,000 for First Time in Over a Decade
Massachusetts achieves historic milestone as opioid-related overdose deaths drop to 978 in 2025 — a nearly 60% decline from the 2022 peak.
5m
Alerts
Florida Issues Urgent Warning on 7-Hydroxymitragynine: What Families Need to Know About This Potent Opioid-Like Compound
Florida Department of Health warns about 7-OH, a potent opioid-like compound sold in stores. Learn the risks, symptoms, and how to protect your family.
6m
Alerts
DEA Detects New 'Orphine' Synthetic Opioid in Knoxville: What Families Need to Know
DEA identifies 5-chloro desmethyl chlorphine—a new class of ultra-potent synthetic opioids—in Tennessee seizure. Learn the risks and how to stay safe.
6m
Alerts
DEA Warns: Fentanyl Now Mixed with Deadlier Synthetic Compounds
DEA issues urgent safety advisory as fentanyl is increasingly combined with xylazine, nitazenes, cychlorphine, and medetomidine—substances that can defeat standard overdose reversal.
6m
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