America's Best Addiction Treatment Centers 2023

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METHODOLOGY NEWSWEEK ARTICLE - AMERICA'S BEST ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTERS 2023

The 4th edition of the America's Best Addiction Treatment Centers ranking awards the leading 360 addiction treatment centers in the U.S. Facilities in the 25 states with the highest number of addiction treatment centers, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), were included in the survey. The states are Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Washington.

The scope of facilities and states included in the survey are:

▸ Inpatient/residential and long-term addiction treatment centers were included in the ranking. Long-term programs required a minimum residency of 30 days. In a few selected cases, long-term was defined as a minimum residency of 28 days. Facilities that only offer outpatient or short-term addiction treatment services were excluded.
▸ The top 11-17% of facilities per state were awarded. This amount is based on the number of facilities within the specific state that meet the above-mentioned scope of requirements, and therefore varies by individual states.

The list is based on two data sources:

▸ National Online Survey – Reputation Score: composed of a recommendation score and a quality score which account for 80 percent of the total score.
▸ Accreditation score: accounts for 20 percent of the total score.

NATIONAL ONLINE SURVEY - REPUTATION SCORE

RECOMMENDATION SCORE

80 percent of total score is based on: Medical professionals and staff working in the management/administration of addiction treatment centers were asked to recommend leading addiction treatment centers in the U.S. From April to May 2023, Newsweek and Statista invited over 4,000 medical professionals (therapists, counselors, medical doctors) and managers/administrators who work in addiction treatment facilities to an online survey.
Participants were asked to recommend notable addiction treatment centers in their respective states. The professional experience of the participant was taken into account. Recommendations for own employer were not allowed. Participants were also asked to assign a ranking position (e.g., Top 1, Top 2, Top 3, Top 50, Not in the Top 50) to addiction treatment centers. The recommendation score accounts for 85 percent of the reputation score.

QUALITY SCORE

For each recommended addiction treatment center, participants were asked to rate four quality dimensions on a scale from 1 ("Poor") to 10 ("Excellent").

1. Quality of care: 45% of quality score
2. Quality of follow-up care: 25%
3. Quality of Service: 15%
4. Accommodation & Amenities: 15%

The quality score accounts for 15 percent of the reputation score.

ACCREDITATION SCORE

20 percent of the total score is based on data provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) regarding addiction treatment centers. Nine types of accreditations were considered, with each accreditation accounting for 11 percent of the accreditation score.

The following accrediting bodies are included:

1: State Substance Abuse Agency.
2: State Mental Health Department .
3: State Department of Health.
4: Hospital Licensing Authority.
5: The Joint Commission.
6: Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
7: National Committee for Quality Assurance.
8: Council on Accreditation.
9: Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program.

All data was up to date through May 23, 2023. Further information about the accreditations can be found on the websites of the accrediting bodies.

DISCLAIMER

The rankings are comprised exclusively of addiction treatment centers that are eligible regarding the scope described in this document. A mention in the ranking is a positive recognition based on peer recommendations. The ranking is the result of an elaborate process which, due to the interval of data-collection and analysis, reflects the last 12 months only. Furthermore, any events preceding or following the period June 23, 2022 – June 23, 2023, and/or pertaining to individual persons affiliated/associated to the facilities were not included in the metrics. As such, the results of this ranking should not be used as the sole source of information for future deliberations.

The information provided in this ranking should be considered in conjunction with other available information about addiction treatment centers or, if possible, accompanied by a visit to a facility. The quality of addiction treatment centers that are not included in the rankings is not disputed.

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