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Dec. 7, 2023 – In this video interview, Alexa Connors, LMSW, discusses changes to the U.S. addiction treatment system that could improve results. Connors is assistant director of The Dorm, an intensive outpatient treatment program for young adults in New York City and Washington, D.C. What I think we’re really seeing is that addiction across the globe is on the rise. Within the last year, 15% of people reported having a substance use disorder or substance misuse, and about 94% of those people did not receive any treatment for it. If we’re thinking about young adults there’s another statistic — about 13.5% of Americans over 12 years old actually reported use within the past month, which is about a 4% increase year-over-year.

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