3 Mistakes HR Pros Make About SUD Benefits
Does your company understand substance abuse disorder (SUD)? Do you have a company policy on addiction? Despite the fact substance use disorder is common in the workplace – up to 17 percent of your employees have SUDs – many companies are ill-prepared to handle it….
Health Insurance Plans Must Account for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment. Does yours?
magine your employee has a chronic illness – diabetes or Crohn’s disease, for example. You would expect the health plan you provide would pay for deductibles and copayments and other standard medical claims, right? Is it the same if your employee is experiencing anxiety or…
From the Podcast: Kim Jorgensen-Richard – Intergenerational Trauma in an Alcoholic Home
Kim Jorgensen-Richard is a lifelong resident of Southeastern Massachusetts. She is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) and a woman in recovery from trauma and addiction. She first began her recovery journey in 1987 at a detox facility in Fall River, Massachusetts. In the…
5 Myths About Employees With Substance Use Disorder
With 4 million Americans in treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs), and another 20.7 million in need of treatment, one would think that SUDs would be well understood. But in fact, there are many misconceptions about the illness. And when it comes to SUDs in…
Telemedicine: Is Your Company’s Health Care Strategy Complete?
“Today, if virtual care is not part of your health care strategy, your health care strategy is not complete.” – Brian Marcotte, president and CEO of nonprofit National Business Group on Health (NBGH). Wise words. Back in 2014, the American Medical Association (AMA) endorsed telemedicine…
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…