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Artificial intelligence is showing up everywhere — from phones and customer service to healthcare and education. Now, it’s also becoming part of the world of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery support. AI-powered tools are being used to help schedule…

The CCAPP Safety Plan Postcard is now available as a free download on our website. This easy‑to‑use resource helps individuals identify their personal warning signs, coping strategies, supportive contacts, and ways to stay safe when they’re struggling.

I’ve spent years working with substance use disorder treatment providers across California, and I can tell you this with certainty: one of the biggest barriers to care right now isn’t clinical, financial, or even regulatory in the way most people think. It’s a word on…

In California, people are being denied medically necessary detox care not because it isn’t needed, but because the state refuses to clearly name the level of care being provided. ASAM Level 3.7—Medically Monitored Intensive Inpatient Services—is not ambiguous. It…

California keeps circling the same debate about recovery housing without ever landing on a solution. For more than a decade, lawmakers have introduced bills aimed at sober living homes, recovery residences, and supportive recovery housing. Each effort starts from a…

Every community in California is grappling with substance use disorder. Families feel it. Employers feel it. Local governments feel it. And everywhere you look, officials are searching for solutions that actually work. One of those solutions already exists: sober…