20 million people in the USA struggled with asubstance use disorder (SUD) in 2020. SUD affects both rural and urban areas, but rural areas have fewer treatment resources. ASAM CONTINUUM® is an intake assessment tool created by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) that helps evaluate SUD and recommend the appropriate level of care.

El Dorado Community Health Center has aLevel 1 SUD treatment clinic in rural NorthernCalifornia that implemented ASAM CONTINUUM®.