Pages on CCIWA that make clinical claims, describe medication mechanisms, or guide
someone toward a treatment decision are reviewed by a credentialed clinician. The
review board is the line we draw between data publishing, which we do well, and
clinical interpretation, which requires training we are honest about.
Board status (as of May 20, 2026). One named reviewer is
seated. A second seat for a board-certified addiction medicine prescriber (MD, DO,
PMHNP-BC, or PA with SUD focus) is actively open. Pages requiring physician-level
review of pharmacology, dosing, induction, or contraindications carry a visible
"Clinical reviewer pending" badge until that seat is filled. We will not byline
those pages with a credential that does not match the content.
Reviewers
RJ
Rebecca "Ree" Jackson, RN, BSN, CHWC
Patient Education & Nursing Perspective Reviewer
Credentials
Registered Nurse, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Certified Health and
Wellness Coach.
Patient-facing education content. That includes intake expectation pages,
what withdrawal feels like for patients and families, how to talk to a loved
one about treatment, harm reduction basics, women's health intersections
with substance use, and plain-language readability of every reviewed page.
Review scope (excluded)
Does not review pharmacology, dosing protocols, induction schedules,
contraindications, drug interactions, or any content that requires
prescriber-level scope. Those pages wait for the board-certified addiction
medicine seat to be filled.
Rebecca Jackson is a Registered Nurse and Certified Health and Wellness Coach
whose clinical writing focuses on patient education, women's health, and the
human side of receiving care. Her review work on CCIWA centers on the question
most patient education pages get wrong: does this actually help someone make
the next decision in front of them. She reads pages the way a patient or a
family member would read them, flags clinical language that hides the
practical answer, and pushes for explanations that respect both the evidence
and the reader's time. Her published writing on Medium explores resilience,
women's pain, and intentional care, and that lens carries directly into how
she reviews education content here.
Open
Clinical Reviewer (Prescriber) — seat open
Board-Certified Addiction Medicine Prescriber
Seat open for an MD, DO, PMHNP-BC, or PA with addiction medicine focus and
one of: ABPM Addiction Medicine, ABPN Addiction Psychiatry, ABAM, or
equivalent credentialed addiction medicine experience. This reviewer signs off
on pharmacology, dosing, induction protocols, contraindications, and overdose
response content.
We disclose this gap rather than fabricate the credential. Pages that require
this scope of review carry a visible badge until the seat is filled. To apply
or refer a candidate, use the address on the contact page.
Review process
Page is drafted using federal data sources documented in the methodology.
Sections requiring clinical or patient education review are flagged.
The reviewer reads the flagged sections, marks corrections, and signs off with a dated note.
The signed-off date and reviewer name are published at the bottom of the reviewed page.
Material clinical or educational claim changes trigger a fresh review cycle.
Reviewer scope is enforced by content type. Patient education pages route to the nursing seat. Pharmacology, dosing, induction, and contraindication content routes to the prescriber seat. No reviewer is bylined outside their scope.
Verifying our reviewers
Every reviewer profile on this page includes the data needed to verify them
independently: full legal name, post-nominal credentials, NPI number with a direct
link to the CMS public registry, license number with the issuing board, and links
to professional profiles. We expect readers to check. Run the NPI through
NPPES.
Run the license through the issuing state board. That verification is the point.
What review does not cover
Reviewers sign off on clinical and educational accuracy. They do not confirm that
any specific clinic is accepting new patients, that any specific phone number is
connected today, or that any state coverage table is current beyond its source
vintage. Operational data refresh cycles are documented in the
methodology.
Conflict of interest
Reviewers are compensated for review work. Compensation is fixed per review cycle,
not tied to traffic, ranking, conversion, or partner referral volume. Reviewers do
not hold equity in CCIWA, do not receive payments from any treatment center, and
are not paid speakers for pharmaceutical manufacturers of medications discussed on
the site. Any reviewer who develops such a relationship is removed from the board.
Full editorial conflict of interest policy is on the
editorial policy page.
Page last reviewed:
by Rebecca Jackson, RN, BSN, CHWC.