CHESS Health

is the leading provider of evidence-based solutions addressing the crisis of 💙

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

04/06/2026

“If you have a family member using substances and they show up to Thanksgiving dinner, everyone’s going to notice that something is different this year. Not so (much) when we talk about any form of gambling. It can be longer before people seek help.”

Sports betting in Washington continues to grow at an aggressive pace. With a rise in gambling comes the risk of increased gambling addiction.

04/03/2026

By uncovering a precise biological link between stress and addiction-related behaviors, a Texas A&M study offers a milestone in the effort to understand and eventually treat the forces that make addiction such a difficult disorder.

Study finds alcohol disrupts key decision-making neurons, weakening the brain’s natural response to stress.

04/02/2026

When a member leaves SUD treatment early, the downstream costs are significant; Emergency Department utilization, crisis services, re-admissions. And all-cause mortality is more than three times higher for patients who leave methadone treatment than those who stay in it.

We wrote about the recovery engagement strategies that keep members in treatment longer, improve outcomes, and reduce total cost of care.

Retention drives revenue, quality scores, and outcomes. Why recovery engagement is the strategy OTP and StUD programs can't ignore.

04/01/2026

"Despite the drop in 2024, su***de rates among active duty troops overall still have gradually increased between 2011 and 2024, while the National Guard and Reserve have stayed largely stable, the report said."

The Pentagon says fewer American service members died by su***de in 2024. The number of deaths fell by 11% to 471 from a year earlier.

03/31/2026

Alcohol use disorder ( ) is one of the most prevalent and least addressed conditions affecting patients across behavioral health, primary care, and specialty settings.

For much of the past decade, the clinical conversation around substance use has centered on opioids. Rightfully so. But that focus created a blind spot, and patients with untreated AUD have been caught in it.

AUD is rising and overlooked. Uncover the scope of the crisis and scalable solutions that work to address it.

03/30/2026

There might be a link between gambling early and gambling addiction. While only 1% of adults who gamble report addictions, the Journal of Behavioral Addictions reports that between 2% and 7% of young people who place bets report gambling addictions.

An ABC News examination of the rise in youth gambling, fueled by a new form of online wagering, indicates a troubling trend of gambling addictions among young people.

03/27/2026

Rural recovery just got a boost. 💙

RiverView Health was just awarded a $50,000 grant through Polk County's Opioid Settlement Fund to expand its substance use prevention and recovery services across the county through its Bridging the Gap: Rethinking Rural Recovery initiative. CHESS Health is proud to be their digital health partner in that mission.

Our digital screening and recovery engagement platforms will help RRC reach 500+ residents with 24/7 support, anonymous screening, and peer connection. No transportation required, no stigma, no barriers.

This is what it looks like when communities invest in solutions that actually meet people where they are. Congrats, RRC! 🎉

RiverView Recovery Center awarded $50,000 grant to expand recovery services across the county March 26, 2026 news Care and Share, news, Polk County Opioid Settlement Fund, RiverView Recovery Center RiverView Recovery Center (RRC) has been awarded a $50,000 grant through Polk County’s O...

03/26/2026

For the other 160+ hours, they're on their own managing cravings, triggers, and moments of crisis with no connection to their care team.

That gap is the #1 driver of dropout. And dropout is a clinical and financial problem.

We wrote about how OTPs and StUD programs are closing it, and what it means for retention, quality scores, and revenue.

Retention drives revenue, quality scores, and outcomes. Why recovery engagement is the strategy OTP and StUD programs can't ignore.

03/25/2026

Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services is seeking to end retroactive Medicaid coverage. If adopted, Nebraska would be the only state in the country to entirely eliminate retroactive coverage, including for children and pregnant women.

From her post in the neonatal intensive care unit at Children’s Nebraska, Dr. Ann Anderson-Berry sees some of Nebraska’s sickest and smallest patients.

03/24/2026

Untreated maternal opioid use disorder (OUD) isn’t just a clinical challenge - it’s a financial one. The costs add up fast:

Immediate: $22,552 NAS hospitalization
First decade: +$17,921 elevated healthcare costs
Lifetime: $40,000+ per affected child

How do you achieve sustained engagement that makes this ROI possible?

The proven approach to maternal OUD: Sustained engagement through digital care reduces costs by preventing NAS and long-term complications.

03/23/2026

We talk a lot about the opioid crisis. The fentanyl crisis. The mental health crisis.

We talk less about what's underneath so many of them. Loneliness.

The WHO now estimates chronic social isolation contributes to more than 871,000 deaths annually. The Surgeon General has called it one of the most significant preventable risk factors for addiction, depression, and su***de. And yet most treatment models - and most digital tools - weren't built to address it.

We wrote about what that means for SUD recovery, and what a real solution actually requires.

Learn how peer-powered digital tools are critical in the fight against the loneliness epidemic - reducing disconnection and isolation.

03/19/2026

“We found no evidence any form of cannabis is effective in treating anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress disorder, which are three of the leading reasons for which cannabis is prescribed."

Ma*****na doesn’t help with anxiety, PTSD, depression or other mental health conditions, according to two large, new studies.

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