Addiction Treatment Certification
Build trust with your prospective patients and open up opportunities to reach more people in need by becoming LegitScript-certified.
Why LegitScript Addiction Treatment Certification?
LegitScript Addiction Treatment Certification is the only certification and monitoring solution recognized by Google, Meta, and Microsoft to vet addiction treatment advertisers. Our team's mission is to enable addiction treatment providers to stand out online and effectively reach individuals in need of recovery. Certification is a powerful way to gain patient trust and demonstrate your businesses' transparency and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Safe, Transparent Advertising Starts Here
Unlock Your Advertising Potential
Broaden your reach by unlocking the ability to advertise where patients are looking for help on Google, Meta, Microsoft, and others.
Prove Your Trustworthiness
Earn the trust of patients, regulators, and online platforms by partnering with the leader in addiction treatment certification.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Demonstrate compliance with your business practices and stand out from both legitimate competitors and illicit facilities.
The Following Partners Recognize LegitScript's Addiction Treatment Certification Program
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Meta
Get Your Certification and Get More Out of Your Marketing
LegitScript Addiction Treatment Certification helps you reach prospective clients where they’re looking for help: online. Treatment seekers use Google, Meta, and Microsoft to conduct research and schedule appointments, making digital advertising one of the best returns on marketing investment.
You're Already Accredited. Why Do You Need LegitScript Certification?
Providers looking to stand out know that accreditation isn’t enough. Learn how LegitScript Certification is an important complement to accreditations you may already have.
Get Your Copy of LegitScript’s Addiction Treatment Certification Primer
Get certified faster by knowing where to start. Our primer provides you with important information to get you started on your certification journey.
LegitScript Certification allows us to help 25% more patients. But, this increase is not just a statistic. It represents hundreds of real individuals and their families whose lives are forever transformed.
Michelle Segovia, VP of Marketing at Symetria Recovery
Even if the requirement were to be dropped from Google, Meta, or Microsoft — we would still continue our LegitScript certification.
IARC Co-Founder Shane Leonard
Those who committed bad practices really hurt the industry and displaced the trust of many. However, if you want to increase visibility and support ethical standards in our industry, LegitScript is worth the expense.
Nancy Belknap, certified counselor
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Addiction Treatment Certification Application Checklist
Ready to apply? Check out our application checklist prior to submission to best prepare yourself for Certification.
Fact Sheet
Stand out from the crowd and enable advertising of your drug and alcohol addiction treatment services on Google, Microsoft, and Facebook.
Process
We're dedicated to helping legitimate drug and alcohol addiction treatment providers demonstrate that they adhere to the highest standards of care. Here's what you can expect.
Pricing
Whether you're an individual practitioner or a drug and alcohol addiction treatment provider, LegitScript has pricing built for you.
Certification Standards
Our drug and alcohol addiction treatment certification process is rigorous and thorough.
FAQs
The LegitScript Addiction Treatment Certification process helps you understand and align with compliance requirements.
Terms and Conditions
Getting ready to apply for your certification? First review the terms and conditions.
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As the leading third-party certification expert in complex healthcare sectors, we’ve here to help you succeed beyond your certification. Begin your certification journey by starting an application or learning about the questions we’ll ask and the documents we’ll need.
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