New Report From Vista Research Group Shows Pandemic Caused 18% More People to Seek Addiction Treatment in 2021
ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --A new report issued today by Vista Research Group, Inc. reveals that the stress of the pandemic caused 18% more people to need treatment for alcohol or drug addiction in the first quarter of 2021 compared to 2020.
- ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --A new report issued today by Vista Research Group, Inc. reveals that the stress of the pandemic caused 18% more people to need treatment for alcohol or drug addiction in the first quarter of 2021 compared to 2020.
- The comprehensive State of Addiction Treatment 2021 report includes detailed information on the impact of the pandemic on 13,077 rehab patients and details how the pandemic affected regulatory, marketing, payer and merger & acquisition activity in the industry.
- The biggest increase was among individuals entering treatment for the first time for alcohol use disorder, a group which grew from 19% of all patients in addiction treatment between 2016-2019 to 26% in the first quarter of 2021.
- Unfortunately, less than 1% of addiction treatment centers invest in following up with patients post-treatment.