Startups Offer Apps, Digital Tools to Provide Addiction Care

Nov. 06, 2019 - The Wall Street Journal recently released an article on the state of digital addiction care technology, featuring DynamiCare Health: “Startups Offer Apps, Digital Tools to Provide Addiction Care.” The Journal noted a rise in venture capitalist interest towards companies looking to make substance-abuse treatment accessible.

Startups are designing new tools and services that are intended to make access to addiction care easier. With millions of people battling substance abuse and not receiving treatment, venture-backed companies aim to lower those barriers by opening treatment centers and providing online services.

"With 40 million people in the U.S. alone clinically addicted to drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, we're excited and thankful to be building part of the solution. DynamiCare is honored to be covered by the Wall Street Journal as one of the leading venture-backed companies disrupting the field of addiction treatment,” added DynamiCare Health CEO Eric Gastfriend.

Read the full story by The Wall Street Journal.

ABOUT: DynamiCare Health is an evidence-based digital platform that reinforces and rewards a person's recovery from addiction. The platform includes an easy-to-use app and substance testing hardware for individuals and a web portal for their care providers and family members.

DynamiCare keeps members accountable through random breath and saliva tests submitted over their smartphone, verified treatment attendance check-ins, and supportive recovery coaching. Financial rewards for healthy progress are then deposited on a smart debit card that can’t be used for cash withdrawals or spending at bars and liquor stores.

DynamiCare Health was founded in 2016 by Eric Gastfriend, Harvard MBA tech executive, and David Gastfriend, MD, an international expert in addiction psychiatry.