Online reviews reveal need for specialized drug treatment facility assessments
(PHYSorg.com Medicine & Health)

Almost 10 percent of the nation`s entire population live with substance use disorder, but many struggle to find the right help-a task which is made more difficult because there is no standardized rating system to ensure the quality of care within specialized drug treatment facilities. Even the efforts that do exist to evaluate these entities don`t seem to be aligned with the central concerns of patients, according to a new study from Penn Medicine researchers which was published today in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.