The Open Society Foundations (OSF) released a brief offering recommendations for closing the addiction treatment gap.  Examining national data on addiction and addiction treatment, the brief outlines the current gap in treatment services and issues recommendations for closing the gap. 

From the report:An estimated 23.5 million Americans are currently addicted to alcohol and/or other drugs and need treatment and other supportive services. Unfortunately, only one in 10 of them (2.6 million) receives the treatment they need. The result: a treatment gap of more than 20 million Americans. Lack of insurance, inadequate insurance coverage and insufficient public funds are the primary reasons for this treatment gap.

Full Report: Defining The Addiction Treatment Gap (PDF | 1.06 MB)  

Open Society Foundation. (2010). Defining the addiction treatment gap.