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CARA Success
This evening the US Senate completed a procedural move which guarantees that the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) will be voted on, probably later this week. The National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers, working alongside our sister organizations, assisted in obtaining...
Addiction Treatment Statistics
What is Addiction? Addiction, or Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is a serious social, economic, and public health crisis that is not adequately addressed in public policy or treatment delivery. It is a primary and chronic disease, centered in the brain, with psychological and social components...
NAATP Partners with Google and LegitScript
Google and Colleagues Begin Process to Reinstitute Addiction Treatment Advertising NAATP Partners with Google and LegitScript on New Marketing Protocol By Marvin Ventrell NAATP Executive Director I am pleased to report that after months of collaborative work, the process of reinstituting the...
Support CARA
The Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Act (CARA) is up for vote in the US Senate today. CARA is the most expansive federal, bipartisan legislation to date for recovery support services, designating up to $80 million toward advancing treatment and recovery support services in state and local...
Administration Releases Parity Action Plan
Administration Releases Parity Action Plan PPU: 04.24.18 Recently the Trump Administration released its “ Action Plan for Enhanced Enforcement of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Coverage.” It is designed to highlight efforts to enforce the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act...
National Addiction Treatment Week
“National” Addiction Treatment Week is an initiative which promotes that addiction is a disease, evidence-based treatments are available, and recovery is possible. The week also highlights the need for clinicians to enter the field of addiction medicine. The National Association is a supporting...
NAATP Comments on Parity
Read the "Behavioral Healthcare" article with NAATP comments on parity from our Director and Board Member Scott Munson of Sundown M. BH Parity Article
Substance use disorder treatment retention and completion: a prospective study of horse-assisted therapy (HAT) for young adults
Abstract Background Keeping substance use disorder patients actively engaged in treatment is a challenge. Horse-assisted therapy (HAT) is increasingly used as a complementary therapy, with claimed motivational and other benefits to physical and psychological health. This naturalistic study aimed to...
A systematic review of effectiveness of complementary and adjunct therapies and interventions involving equines
Abstract Objective: This systematic review examines the empirical literature in an emerging body of evidence for the effectiveness of biopsychosocial interventions involving equines across populations with chronic illness or health challenges. Method: Selected quantitative studies published in peer...