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All Ears on Addiction: An NAATP Podcast

The addiction treatment industry is facing complex issues, including insurance utilization, parity enforcement, ethics violations, outcomes research gaps, social stigma, and barriers to access along racial and socio-economic lines. At NAATP, we believe that addiction, or substance use disorder, is a bio-psycho-social-spiritual disease that develops and deepens in isolation. Progress in our field, as with recovery itself, can only be achieved through community. That is why we have created All Ears on Addiction, a monthly podcast series, to promote communication, collaboration, and resource sharing between industry stakeholders. Together, we can advance treatment and save lives. In season one of All Ears on Addiction, NAATP brings you Colors of Recovery. Join co-hosts, Zina Rodriguez and Tania Bhattacharyya, as they explore topics related to mental health, addiction treatment, and recovery as it intersects with diversity, equity, and inclusivity for LGBTQ+ communities and communities of color.

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All Ears on Addiction: An NAATP Podcast

Colors of Recovery - Rick Hubbard

March 19, 2021 • National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers • Season 1 • Episode 2

For this episode, Zina interviews Rick Hubbard, Executive Vice President at Origins Behavioral HealthCare and new member of the NAATP Board of Directors. Rick discusses his journey to recovery that led to his long career in SUD treatment, the issues impeding access to treatment for BIPOC communities, and how marketing professionals must examine their outreach and community education practices to move toward an equitable treatment field.

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Rick Hubbard began his career in behavioral healthcare in 2002. In 2012, Rick joined Origins Behavioral HealthCare as a Community Relations Representative and enrolled in the Addiction Studies program at Tarrant County College and received a license as a Chemical Dependency Counselor Intern. Rick was promoted to Western Region Director of Business Development at Origins in 2014, and in 2015 he accepted the role of Corporate Director of Business Development. Rick was named Vice President of Professional Relations in 2017, and promoted to Executive Vice President in November of 2018. He is trained in a variety of intervention models and has been instrumental in facilitating hundreds of structured interventions over the years.

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