Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap | Open Society Institute

About the Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap Initiative
This national program is designed to create awareness of�and increase resources to close�an alarming gap in the availability of drug and alcohol addiction treatment for Americans who need it.

Unforeseen Benefits: Addiction Treatment Reduces Health Care Costs
July 2009
This OSI publication demonstrates how addiction treatment significantly reduces emergency room, inpatient, and total health care costs in the United States.

Poll: Open Society Institute/Lake Research Partners
September 2009
This OSI survey shows that in a time of partisan debate over health reform, Americans across party lines agree on improving access to addiction treatment.

Poll: Open Society Institute/Lake Research Partners
June 2009
Sponsored by the Open Society Institute, this study examines attitudes toward the accessibility of alcohol- and drug-addiction treatment for the many Americans who need these services.

Poll Finds Bipartisan Agreement on One Aspect of Health Care Reform: Addiction Treatment
Press Release
September 23, 2009
As the debate over health care reform continues on Capitol Hill, a national poll sponsored by the Open Society Institute shows broad, bipartisan support for ensuring that all Americans have access to alcohol and drug addiction treatment.

Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap: Statement on Annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health Data Released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
September 10, 2009
National data released today confirms that untreated alcohol and drug addiction remains at pandemic levels, with 23 million Americans suffering from the disease, approximately the same number that suffers from type 2 diabetes.

Healing Mind and Body: Behavioral Health and Reform Briefing
July 17, 2009
The Open Society Institute, the Alliance for Health Reform, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation sponsored a briefing on mental health and substance use disorders.

Addiction Treatment Will Help Make Health Reform Affordable, New Analysis Shows
Press Release
July 16, 2009
Treating Americans who are addicted to alcohol and drugs will lead to substantial health care savings totaling billions of dollars over a decade, according to an analysis released by the Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap initiative.