Disclaimer

Ownership Information

Addictioncenter.com (the “Website”) is an informational resource that aspires to educate the public on addictions and addictive substances and to assist people who may have already become addicted themselves. The Website is owned by Recovery Worldwide, LLC, which is a for-profit organization creating health-related web projects. All funding and financial sponsorship for AddictionCenter.com comes from Recovery Worldwide, LLC.

Recovery Worldwide, LLC is not owned or operated by any treatment centers. No treatment centers are involved in any day-to-day operations of AddictionCenter.com. Recovery Worldwide, LLC does not have any ownership interest in, or receive distribution of profits from, any treatment centers.

Relationship with Advertisers

The Website accepts and hosts paid advertisements from the treatment centers listed on the Website.  All paid advertisements are clearly separated from the informational content on the Website.  Paid advertisements are a separate revenue stream from any informational content and content given to the Website from our many contributors.  All advertisements clearly and prominently identify the advertiser.  The appearance of an advertisement is not a guarantee or endorsement on behalf of Recovery Worldwide, LLC or the Website.  Some ads may be personalized, meaning that they are displayed to you based on information collected about your visits to this site and elsewhere over time.  However, information provided by advertisers is separate from information content provided to you by the Website. AddictionCenter.com is not responsible for any third-party content that may be accessed through this Website or any related services provided by a third party.

Calls to phone numbers listed on the Website go directly to the identified treatment center.  Calls to the main number listed on the Website go to one or more treatment centers, as identified in the (i) icon next to the listed number and in the link at the bottom of each page of the Website.

Likewise, Live Chat sessions are conducted by representatives of the treatment center identified at the beginning of each Live Chat session.

Recovery Worldwide, LLC does not answer phone calls to the numbers on the Website and does not conduct any Live Chat sessions.  Further, Recovery Worldwide, LLC does not have access to the information provided to a treatment center by a Website visitor during phone calls or Live Chat sessions.

No Medical Advice

The Website is not providing medical advice and the owners of the Website are not medical providers.  Any communications through the Website, or information transmitted to Recovery Worldwide, LLC, does not constitute or create a doctor-patient relationship.

Recovery Worldwide, LLC does not recommend or endorse any specific products, procedures, opinions or other information that may be referenced on the Website or on any websites or sources referenced on the Website, and does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, attorneys, hospitals, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may  be mentioned on the Website or on any websites or sources referenced on the Website.  Recovery Worldwide, LLC (a) does not guarantee that the information provided by any treatment center in its advertising or in any phone call or Live Chat session, or from any hospital, physician, attorney, support group, government agency, or other healthcare or professional service provider is accurate or complete in any respect, and (b) does not assume any responsibility or liability for the information provided from any of these sources.

Information Submitted

Information submitted to AddictionCenter.com will not be shared, sold or provided to any third party unless you expressly authorize us to do so on your behalf. AddictionCenter.com strives to maintain the most up-to-date and current information on drug and alcohol abuse and treatment.

The information provided on AddictionCenter.com is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient and his/her healthcare provider. Nothing on this Website should be taken as medical advice, but instead the Website should be considered as a resource for providing general information that may be useful to the general public. All visitors are encouraged to consult with a physician or other licensed medical professional for any form of medical advice.

Transmissions to AddictionCenter.com, in part or in whole, and/or communication with AddictionCenter.com via Internet or e-mail through this Website does not constitute or create a doctor-patient relationship.

Blog Moderation Policy

Authority

The Website’s blogs are monitored occasionally by volunteers.  Therefore, there is not regular upkeep with posted comments.  The internet users making remarks on each blog should not be considered health professionals.  You should contact a medical professional before taking any advice from comments posted from other internet users.

Complementarity

Information provided within blogs was written to supplement, not take the place of, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician.

Confidentiality

As a reminder, any site visitor has the ability to read and save your comments.  There is no available option to erase your own comments.

Comments

We ask that all users commenting on any blog behave with respect and honesty at all times.  We have the right to delete any comments that are disrespectful or inaccurate or that would cause wrongful action to viewers.

Internet users are discouraged from posting any commercial/advertising comment.  All such content may be deleted.

All remarks and comments posted on a blog must be true and correct to the writer’s knowledge.  We encourage commenters to provide resources (references, links, …) on health/medical claims when possible and relevant to the blog and/or your comment.

Moderators hold the right to remove, without notification, any comment they deem inappropriate.

Last modification date : 1/29/2020