Mental Health is a Major Issue: Does your benefit plan account for substance abuse?
Did you know that two out of three people who struggle with addiction also have co-occurring mental health illnesses which can include PTSD, depressive disorders, anxiety, and/or obsessive-compulsive disorders? More than half of all alcoholics and addicts can trace a genetic connection in their families…
Did You Know that Substance Abuse is a Mental Health Problem?
Did you know that substance abuse is a mental health problem? According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 9.2 million U.S. adults experienced both mental illness and a substance use disorder in 2018. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) calls this a dual diagnosis and states,…
From an Idea to 1000 Patients in 2019
It’s been nearly a decade since we founded Lionrock. Nearly a decade since my sister lost her battle with drugs and alcohol. Lionrock is my “revenge” against substance use disorders. Addiction took my sister and almost took one of my daughters. In co-founding Lionrock, I…