Why Online Intensive Outpatient Treatments Work
Did you know, intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) are as effective as inpatient and residential treatments? According to an article titled, “Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient Programs: Assessing the Evidence,” and published by Psychology Online, when studies compare IOPs with inpatient or residential care, they find comparable…
Lawyers Struggle with Mental Health and Risky Drinking Amidst Pandemic
It’s no secret that substance use disorders carry a heavy stigma. Many people associate alcoholism or drug abuse with a certain type of person, someone who doesn’t contribute to society, lives out of their car or on the street and can’t hold down a job….
New Data Reveals Discrepancies Between Employers and Employees on Mental Health Needs
Mental health became a hot topic for employers several years ago, when workforce expectations demanded a more frequent and open dialogue around mental health issues. Many employers reacted by introducing mental health perks, programs and campaigns for their employees. And since then, the state of…
Why and How Employers Must Break the Stigma of SUDs in the Workplace
Lionrock CEO Peter Loeb recently contributed an article to HR.com about the importance of breaking the stigma of substance use disorders (SUDs) at work. From a business perspective, the impact of lost productivity due to SUDs has been projected to be $180 billion annually and…
September 22 is National Online Recovery Day
As Lionrock celebrates its 10 year anniversary as the leading telehealth provider of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery services in the United States, we are excited to announce National Online Recovery Day: September 22, 2020. We created National Online Recovery Day to raise…
Fifty Percent of People With SUDs Have Mental Illnesses
Approximately half of all individuals who are diagnosed with mental disorders are affected by substance abuse, and vice versa. This comorbidity, the presence of two chronic conditions in one patient, is especially high among people with anxiety disorders including panic disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder,…
From the Podcast: Dac Blassingame: Building a Marriage on a Shared Language of Recovery
In Episode 15 of The Courage To Change: A Recovery Podcast, host Ashley Loeb Blassingame interviews her husband Dac Blassingame, who is also in recovery. The conversation is wide ranging, from talking about the differences between each other’s addictions, what it’s like to be married…
Lionrock Takes Steps to Protect Clients from Zoombombing
As more and more people try to take their day to day lives online and “go virtual” in an effort to stay productive while practicing appropriate social distancing, some have fallen prey to a new phenomenon called Zoombombing. Named for the popular online meeting platform…
Effective Telehealth Treatment Is Much More Than “Just Add Video”
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. At Lionrock, we suddenly feel the love. For most of Lionrock’s ten years in operation, pretty much everyone has told us, “it can’t work”. By everyone, I mean potential partners in our field, investors, and most of the…
Running a virtual workplace? Here are our take-aways for doing it successfully.
We didn’t set out to build a virtual company. We were focused on building a telehealth substance abuse treatment program. In fact, we thought we might end up with a central HQ where most of our team worked. But as we grew, most all of…