Driving Substance Abuse Recovery

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 21.6 million Americans ages 12+ are in need of substance abuse care. Unfortunately, only 2.3 million actually receive care to overcome their addiction. A recent study showed how important non-emergency medical transportation is for those who are able to get help. Our newest solution brief NEMT - Driving better outcomes for those overcoming substance abuse shows how substance abuse patients get to 4 times more recovery appointments per month, and if it wasn’t for their scheduled transportation how few would not get treatment and how many patients believed they would die without their NEMT ride.