Stigma: A Dangerous Barrier to SUD Treatment
According to the National Institutes of Health, 75 percent of people who need help with substance use disorders (SUDs), don’t get treatment – often due to shame and stigma. When you consider that, per The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) National Survey…
If You’re Not Offering SUD Treatment Benefits, You’re Losing Money
If you’re not offering your employees substance use disorder (SUD) treatment benefits as part of your healthcare coverage, you’re probably losing money. Despite the fact 20.7 million Americans, or approximately 8 percent of the U.S. population, are in need of SUD treatment, only 4 million…
2020 Was a Game Changer for Online Recovery
When the Coronavirus pandemic prevented almost any kind of public gathering, people quickly sought alternative ways to do almost everything – work, connect, manage their health needs, participate in recovery groups. As a result, telehealth, once considered “alternative,” experienced massive growth in 2020. Included in…
Online Recovery Doesn’t Just Work; It’s Preferred
In the spring, as the coronavirus spread through the country and states called for citizens to stay at home, people with substance use disorders (SUDs) and seeking, living in, and supporting recovery were concerned. The combination of not being able to attend traditional meetings and…
Interview With A Counselor: What To Expect from IOP
Are you wondering what intensive outpatient treatment is like? In this blog post, we interview Dr. Laura Krum, Lionrock Recovery’s clinical director. Q. How do you put together a treatment plan? A. The first thing that happens is the client gets an assessment with the…
How To Talk With Your Employer About SUD
If you are struggling with Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and wondering how to talk you’re your employer about it, read on. First, know that you are not alone. Somewhere between 5 and 17 percent of your employees suffer from substance abuse disorders (SUDs). Second, know…
From the Podcast: Jodie Sweetin – Her Public Road to Recovery, Motherhood, and Growing from Full House to a Full Life
Playing the classic middle child and melting our hearts with her classic catchphrases like, “Hot dog” and “Well, pin a rose on your nose,” Jodie Sweetin shares her battle with addiction on episode 57 of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast. On this very…
From the Podcast: Renée Siegel – Married to a Gay Man and Then a Gambling Addict, She Found a Way Out Through the Enneagram
In Episode 42 of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast, Ashley sits down with Renée Siegel, a drug and alcohol counselor originally educated as a Marriage and Family Therapist. Renée is both the daughter and ex-wife to someone affected by addiction. She understands firsthand…
How Employers Can Add Critical Benefits and Lower Costs
Several months ago we wrote about the importance of having a telehealth or virtual care component to your health benefits package. We’ve been proponents of telehealth since we founded Lionrock as a telehealth provider of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery services 10 years…
What You Should Know About Women and SUD
Women, generally speaking, face and deal with substance use differently than men do. The National Institute on Drug Abuse points out: “Women use drugs in smaller amounts than men, but they can experience the effects more strongly. Substance use in women tends to develop into…