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American Addiction Centers (AAC) announced that David Hans, Psy.D., will become AAC’s chief clinical officer, effective June 6, 2022. Dr. Hans brings over 20 years of leadership experience in the behavioral health field to the new role, including serving in senior executive level roles for non-profit and for-profit entities across the treatment continuum. With his extensive […]

Dr. Lawrence Weinstein, AAC’s chief medical officer, was recently interviewed by Eat This, Not That on the benefits and what exactly happens to the body when someone stops drinking alcohol. According to Dr. Weinstein, there are a host of short and long-term benefits that take place when alcohol is stopped, including a decreased risk of […]

Greenhouse Treatment Centers Clinical Director, Melitta Basa, recently penned an op-ed that provided guidance on how to navigate a relationship that involves both addiction and domestic violence. Since the pandemic began, there has been an unfortunately sharp increase in instances of substance use and domestic violence. Even more unfortunate is that this is actually a […]

American Addiction Centers is one of the first addiction treatment providers to be awarded the HIPAA Seal of Compliance™ from the Compliancy Group. This distinction is the healthcare industry standard for verifying an organization’s good-faith effort to safeguard their patients’ protected health information and achieve compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). […]

Dr. Charles Smith, addictionologist at Recovery First Treatment Center, was interviewed by Patrick Jones on his podcast, ‘That Give Me Anxiety.’ The podcast speaks with experts in various fields about topics that people are typically anxious about. In Dr. Smith’s episode, the thought of getting sober can be daunting and anxiety-provoking for some, so he, […]