JourneyPure
| Company type | Private organization |
|---|---|
| Industry | Addiction treatment, Health Care |
| Founded | 2014 |
Key people | Kevin Lee (Co-founder and CEO), Sam MacMaster (Co-founder and CCO),[1] Stephen Loyd, M.D. (Chief Medical Officer),[2] Brian Wind, M.D. (Chief Clinical Officer)[3] |
Number of employees | 400+ |
| Website | journeypure |
JourneyPure is an American health care private organization that treats people experiencing substance use disorders and operates a network of treatment centers throughout the United States.[4][1] The organization is notable for development of opioid and addiction treatment rehabilitation programs during the ongoing Opioid epidemic in the United States.[5]
The company has corporate offices in Nashville and Murfreesboro and it operates 5 residential rehabs and 14 outpatient clinics in Tennessee, Kentucky and Florida.[6] JourneyPure was founded by Kevin Lee and Sam MacMaster in 2014.[7]
History[edit]
JourneyPure was established in January, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee by Kevin D. Lee and Sam MacMaster.[7] From 2015-2019, the company expanded through a number of acquisitions[8][9][10][11] provided by a series of investments from Rolling Hills Ventures[7] and the Post Road Group.[1]
In 2016, the company launched JourneyPure Coaching App, a mobile application to engage and track patients after they complete addiction treatment program.[12][13] As of March, 2020, JourneyPure operated 19 addiction treatment centers including 3 alcohol and drug rehabs and 6 outpatient clinics in Tennessee, 1 rehab and 5 outpatient clinics in Kentucky[14] and 1 rehab and 3 outpatient clinics in Florida.[6] JourneyPure is a member of National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP).
Rehabilitation methods[edit]
The addiction recovery methods address the neurobiology of addiction and co-occurring disorders (such as depression, anxiety or bi-polar disorder) after residents receive bio-psycho-social evaluation. Once identified, biological interventions to repair brain neural and neurotransmitter systems damaged by addiction are integrated into the individual's twelve step recovery program. The program also applies Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT).[15]
The organization's model of rehabilitation is based on both traditional ways of treatment such as cognitive behavioral therapy as well as relatively new methods including mobile application for tracking health progress of the discharged patients[12] and virtual reality.[16][17]
CARF accreditation[edit]
JourneyPure has accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) International for the following programs: Detoxification/Withdrawal Management, Intensive Outpatient Treatment (BH), Outpatient Treatment (BH), Partial Hospitalization.[4]
Controversy[edit]
In 2016, JourneyPure's facility in Panama City Beach, Florida ran into disgruntled locals who wanted to fence off their neighborhoods from the nearby rehab canter.[18][19]
In December 2018, The New York Times published a critical article about Medication-Assisted Treatment applied by JourneyPure, which involves such drugs as buprenorphine (also known as Suboxone) or naltrexone (more commonly known as Vivitrol). The use of Medication-Assisted Treatment was acknowledged during the interview by Sam MacMaster, the co-founder of JourneyPure, who himself was skeptical of the efficacy of treatment alone at the expense of traditional abstinence-based recovery programs. He also acknowledged the pressure from the health insurance companies to use Medication-Assisted Treatments programs.[5][15]
See also[edit]
- Opioid epidemic in the United States
- Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Venture Nashville Connections: JourneyPure preps $20MM raise ahead of larger private equity round
- ^ PsyChongress: Former Tennessee official joins JourneyPure staff
- ^ JourneyPure Staff
- ^ a b "JourneyPure". www.carf.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- ^ a b Goodnough, Abby (December 29, 2018). "In Rehab, 'Two warring factions': Abstinence vs. Medication". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ a b JourneyPure Locations
- ^ a b c Nashville Business Journal: Booming addiction-treatment industry gets another Nashville player
- ^ NP: Brentwood-based addiction treatment company JourneyPure has acquired a chain of outpatient centers in Florida
- ^ JourneyPure acquires impaired professionals program
- ^ JourneyPure acquires Questhouse
- ^ PsyCongress: JourneyPure builds continuum with new outpatient centers
- ^ a b Nashville Post: JourneyPure, iThrive target addiction treatment patients and teens, respectively, with technology
- ^ JourneyPure Revolutionizes Addiction Treatment with Continuing Care App
- ^ WNKY40: Recovery center to add 32 new residential addiction treatment beds
- ^ a b Tennessean: Outgoing Tennessee opioid czar calls for using controversial 'harm-reduction' drugs
- ^ Tennessean: Why a Vanderbilt researcher is using virtual reality to fight opioids
- ^ The Fix: Technology: Using Virtual Reality to Treat Addiction
- ^ News Herald: Residents, commissioners debate Panama City Beach fence near rehab facility
- ^ NewsChannel7: Panama City Beach residents divided over closing off a neighborhood street