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Clinical Reviewers & Editorial Standards

At Portland Treatment, we take clinical accuracy seriously. Our content is researched and source-verified against authoritative clinical references, and our clinical pages are reviewed by a licensed clinician on an ongoing basis. We hold our health information to the same standard of accuracy and care that we hold our clinical work — because the people reading our content are often making real decisions about their lives, their recovery, or the recovery of someone they love.

Why Clinical Review Matters in Addiction Treatment

Addiction treatment is a Your Money or Your Life (YMYL) topic, which means inaccurate or misleading information can directly harm people who are already in vulnerable situations. A patient searching for “what to expect from alcohol withdrawal” or “is Suboxone the same as methadone” deserves an answer that is medically accurate, clinically grounded, and honest about uncertainty when uncertainty exists.

We take that responsibility seriously. Our content goes through a two-stage process: source verification on every page, and clinical review by a licensed clinician. Clinical review is an ongoing program, and we are working through our existing library page by page.

Content creation

Articles are drafted by content specialists and subject-matter experts with relevant background in addiction treatment, behavioral health, or recovery support.

Source verification

Claims about medications, conditions, treatment outcomes, or clinical processes are checked against authoritative sources, including peer-reviewed medical literature, government health agencies (NIH, SAMHSA, Maine DHHS, CDC), and recognized clinical practice guidelines.

Clinical review by a licensed clinician

Clinical content is reviewed by one of our licensed reviewers for medical accuracy, clinical appropriateness, and alignment with current evidence-based practice. When a page has completed clinical review, it displays the reviewer’s name, credentials, and the date of review. If a page does not display a reviewer badge, it has been source-verified by our content team but has not yet completed clinical review. We add badges only after a review has actually taken place — we don’t apply them retroactively or by default.

Ongoing review

Clinical content is reviewed and updated when treatment guidelines change, when new research becomes available, or at minimum on a periodic basis to ensure information remains current.

Corrections

If a reader, clinician, or regulator identifies a factual error in our content, we correct it transparently and update the review date to reflect the change

What We Will Not Do

We don’t publish content that:

  • Promises specific recovery outcomes that aren’t supported by clinical evidence
  • Diagnoses individual readers or recommends specific treatment plans (treatment decisions belong between a patient and their clinician)
  • Misrepresents what Portland Treatment provides versus what we coordinate with prescribing partners
  • Uses fear-based messaging or exploits vulnerability to drive admissions
  • Replaces professional medical/clinical advice, emergency services, or crisis support

Dan Deschner, LADC, CCS

Primary Therapist & Clinical Reviewer
Learn More About Dan

John Ingham

Medical & Clinical Content Writer
Learn More About John

If you are in a medical or mental health crisis, call 911 or 988. If you are looking for guidance on whether Portland Treatment is the right fit for you or someone you love, our admissions team is reachable at 855-449-7674.

Portland Treatment is a Maine Department of Health and Human Services–licensed substance use organization (License SAA735393) and is LegitScript-certified for addiction treatment. Our clinical work — and our editorial standards — reflect those licensing requirements.

The licensed clinicians below review clinical content for Portland Treatment. Each reviewer’s profile includes their credentials, areas of expertise, and the articles they have reviewed.