How we research, write, and review every article
Addiction and mental health content carries real consequences when it's wrong. Here's exactly how we keep it right — and who is accountable for it.
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Our process
Four steps, every article, no exceptions
1. Research
Every article starts from clinical and government sources — SAMHSA, NIDA/NIH, the CDC, and peer-reviewed journals — plus our own clinical team’s direct treatment experience. We do not draw on other blogs or unsourced claims.
2. Draft
Our editorial team writes every piece in plain, direct language — the goal is a genuinely useful answer to the question that brought someone to the page, not a page built to rank first and inform second.
3. Clinical review
Before anything publishes, a credentialed member of our clinical or executive leadership team reviews it for medical and clinical accuracy. You’ll see exactly who reviewed each article in the byline at the bottom of the page.
4. Keep it current
Addiction treatment and medical guidance change. We periodically revisit older articles to update statistics, treatment guidance, and terminology so what you’re reading reflects current standards of care, not the day it was first written.
Who reviews our content
Our clinical and executive reviewers
Every article's byline names the specific reviewer who vouched for its clinical accuracy. Here's who they are.
Co-Founder, LMSW · Editorial Reviewer
Warren Phillips is a Co-Founder of Lantana Recovery and a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) specializing in substance abuse and mental health treatment. He previously worked in various capacities at Turnbridge Addiction Treatment and Clearpoint Recovery Center before co-founding Lantana Recovery. Warren's clinical approach draws on a strengths-based perspective, Twelve Step philosophies, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. He brings both personal and professional experience to his work — as a person in long-term recovery from alcohol and illicit substances, he has used that experience to help shape Lantana's treatment programming. Warren grew up in Memphis, TN and St. Louis, MO, attended college in Mississippi, and lived in California and Connecticut before relocating to Charleston. He now lives in Mount Pleasant with his wife, Angela, and their two young children, Hall and Sam.
Chief Operating Officer
Lindsay Richerson is a Board-Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and the Chief Operating Officer at Lantana Recovery. She earned a Master of Science in Psychology from Lipscomb University before completing her Doctor of Nursing Practice through Vanderbilt University and the University of Tennessee. She also completed a Master’s degree in Clinical Service Operations at Harvard Medical School. Lindsay is passionate about building strong team culture, enhancing the patient experience, and fostering meaningful community engagement within behavioral healthcare. With a leadership style grounded in authenticity and collaboration, she focuses on developing innovative operational strategies that support sustainable growth and long-term recovery outcomes for individuals and families affected by substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders.
CCO / Board Member
Alan holds a postgraduate degree in social work from Columbia University in New York City and is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida, Texas, South Carolina, Connecticut, and Arizona. With over 35 years of experience, he has held leadership positions in both privately held organizations and private equity portfolio companies. At Lantana Recovery, Alan serves as a board member, where he plays a key role in overseeing compliance and regulatory governance for the Board. In addition, he is the Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions, Integration, and Compliance for T&R Recovery Group, a national provider of mental health and substance abuse services. Previously, he spent 18 years at Lakeview Health, a portfolio company of Trinity Hunt Partners and The Riverside Company, where he held key executive roles, including Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President, and Chief Compliance Officer. Alan’s expertise in compliance, operational strategy, and behavioral healthcare leadership continues to drive excellence in the industry.
Notice something that needs correcting?
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