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The First Evidence-Based Platform Automating the Addiction Management Life Cycle

Founded in 2014 by nationally recognized substance abuse researcher Dr. Dave Gustafson, CHESS developed A-CHESS (Addiction Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System), the leading evidence-based relapse prevention technology. A-CHESS provides support for SUD in a variety of environments:

• PCPs and Clinics
• Emergency Departments
• Care Coordinators
• Rehab Facilities
• Detox Centers
• MAT Providers

Nationally recognized and validated by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP), the Journal of Substance Abuse and the Surgeon General and the Journal of Substance Abuse as a proven relapse predictor. Clinically Validated Results
• 31% fewer patients relapsed (surveyed at 4, 8, and 12 months)
• 50% reduction in severity of relapse
• 71% reduction in re-hospitalizations
• 20% more likely to complete treatment

02/06/2026

"A 2024 survey found there are at least 1,800 mobile teams nationwide. But financial support for them is often inadequate and inconsistent, so many communities are struggling to find ways to keep the teams operating."

Interactions between police and someone in psychiatric crisis can end in violence. Communities have been sending mental health professionals instead, but paying for that service has been a struggle.

02/05/2026

: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed a new $100 million effort to fight opioid addiction highlighting the country’s “fragmented” system for addressing substance abuse.

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday touted a new $100 million effort to fight opioid addiction highlighting the country’s “fragmented” system for…

02/04/2026

What happens in the 167 hours between your patient's weekly therapy sessions?

That's where relapse happens. Where triggers go unmanaged. Where patients decide whether to show up next week.

Episodic care can't address this gap. Digital recovery support can.

24/7 peer support. Real-time intervention. Continuous connection. Not as a replacement for clinical care-as an extension of it.

The ROI? $4-$5 for every $1 spent. Better outcomes. Higher retention. Compounding value over years.

Customer Lifetime Value is transforming how healthcare approaches chronic disease management, including substance use disorders.

02/03/2026

Retention is the difference between treatment that works and treatment that fails.

Porch Light Health, in partnership with CHESS Health, increased MAT compliance by 30% after implementing the Rewards Engine (contingency management), while also dramatically boosting engagement in therapy and psychiatric care. This partnership resulted in retention rates as high as 90% for fully engaged patients.

This work shows what is possible when evidence-based care is paired with automation and clear measurement.

Download the case study to see what worked and how it can be replicated in your organization!

Explore how contingency management boosts patient engagement in addiction treatment and improves outcomes across services.

02/02/2026

As communities and public health teams are building their prevention strategies for the year, one question keeps coming up: How can digital tools help you automate processes so you can do more with less?

Digital screeners and engagement tools can play a powerful role across the entire prevention spectrum:

💠 Primary Prevention - Educate, build awareness, and engage your community with easy‑to‑use digital quizzes and content — all while capturing consistent data.
💠 Secondary Prevention - Use clinically validated screeners to identify individuals at risk earlier and automate parts of SBIRT workflows to streamline referrals and follow‑up.
💠 Tertiary Prevention - Support harm reduction, crisis response, and QRT teams with tools that make outreach more timely, coordinated, and actionable.

Curious what this looks like in real life? Sample a few of the digital screeners and quizzes available today!

Try our demo quizzes and screeners to see how our customizable, evidence-based online tools can enhance your prevention efforts.

01/30/2026

New research suggests that patients who stay on medications to treat opioid use disorder for one year or longer see an increased probability of survival.

01/29/2026

Retention isn’t just a performance metric – it’s a survival metric.

The data is clear: retention saves lives. For SUD treatment programs, the challenge isn’t just delivering evidence-based interventions like contingency management, it’s extending the therapeutic relationship beyond clinic visits to support patients during the critical hours when they’re navigating recovery on their own.

Learn how digital tools help OTPs and StUD programs achieve sustained clinical outcomes and improve patient retention.

01/28/2026

“All behavioral health is having enormous challenges in terms of staffing,” said Margie Balfour, an Arizona psychiatrist and a member of a national 988 advisory committee. Being a crisis line counselor “is a very stressful job,” she said. “You’re talking to people at the peak of their crisis.”

In Georgia, a high number of callers to the 988 crisis line hang up or disconnect before reaching a counselor. Many other calls are transferred out of state.

01/27/2026

Substance use disorder readmissions represent one of the most costly and most preventable challenges facing health plans today.

Reducing SUD readmissions requires meeting members where they are, when they need support most. Digital tools make that possible at scale.

Learn how digital tools help reduce SUD readmissions, drive HEDIS performance, improve Star Ratings, and protect health plan revenue.

01/26/2026

Substance use disorders cost the U.S. economy an estimated $93 billion in lost productivity in 2023—approximately $3,703 per adult with an SUD.

Substance abuse costs the US economy $93billion annually through lost productivity, absenteeism and workers unable to function.

01/22/2026

How is your county spending opioid settlement dollars? KFF has a new tool to see where the money is going.

Lifesaving or wasteful? Opinion is divided on the ways local communities are using opioid settlement funds. Survivors of the overdose crisis and families who’ve lost loved ones to it are raising alarms about what some perceive as wasteful spending.

01/21/2026

The period between "I need help" and "welcome to treatment" is where you lose patients.

Not because they changed their minds. Because momentum evaporates, isolation deepens, and nothing fills the gap.

Digital recovery support transforms waitlists from attrition points into engagement opportunities. Peer support, educational resources, care coordination-starting before treatment formally begins.

Better show rates. Stronger therapeutic relationships. Higher lifetime value.

The best time to start building retention? Before they even walk through the door.

Customer Lifetime Value is transforming how healthcare approaches chronic disease management, including substance use disorders.

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