Research for
better care.
How people find treatment. What providers spend to reach them. How those resources could support care.
Explore the studyBetter questions.
Clearer paths to care.
The study examines how people find care, what providers spend to reach them, and how those costs influence resources available for treatment.
Finding care should
be straightforward.
People seeking addiction treatment or mental health care should know who they are contacting, how advertising relationships influence recommendations, and what to consider when comparing providers.
This study is an open examination of how people find care, how providers allocate resources, and how those decisions may influence treatment outcomes.
The need for care.
The scale of the need gives this work its purpose.
48.4 million
People with a substance use disorder
U.S. people aged 12 or older who had a substance use disorder in 2024, approximately one in six.
79,384
Lives lost to drug overdose
U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024. The age-adjusted death rate declined 26.2% from 2023.
Three questions.
One connected study.
Looking at the journey to care, from the first search to the resources available for treatment.
Finding care
How advertising and referral relationships influence provider choice.
Resources for care
What providers spend to reach patients and how those costs affect resources available for treatment.
Treatment outcomes
Whether directing more of those resources toward care could improve outcomes.
Your experience
matters.
Bring your perspective to the research. Share your experience or help shape the study.