Addiction Treatment Centers AI Visibility Ranking Trends - November 2026

Answer capsule

The November 2026 Addiction Treatment Centers benchmark compares 11 companies across 265 AI answers that met its inclusion rules. Hazelden Betty Ford leads with 12 recommendations (4.53% of answers). At least one tracked company was recommended in 16 answers; some answers recommended several companies.

The rankings distinguish being mentioned from receiving an affirmative recommendation, then examine placement and the wording used about each company. Earlier monthly results show how counts and rates changed, with each month using its own answer total. These results describe the answers reviewed, not product quality or customer satisfaction. Differences between monthly samples limit comparisons and do not establish why a result changed.

For the strategic interpretation of this benchmark, read CiteWorks Studio's analysis of How AI Search Is Recommending Addiction Treatment Centers

Industry leaderboard

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• How do Addiction Treatment Centers rank by recorded AI recommendations in November 2026?

The leaderboard orders companies by how many recorded answers affirmatively recommended them. That count is not the same as reach: a company can appear in many answers without being endorsed. Ties share a rank because equal recommendation counts cannot be separated by this measure. Placement counts sit inside recommendations, so first-place and shortlist figures are subsets rather than additional wins.

Key findings

Tracked-company answer coverage

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• How often did the November 2026 Addiction Treatment Centers answer sample recommend any tracked company?

16 distinct answers recommended at least one tracked company. Counting each company recommendation separately gives 22, because an answer can recommend several companies. Answers with no tracked recommendation may still have recommended companies outside this comparison.

Nearly every qualified answer mentioned at least one tracked company, yet only a small minority recommended one. Because a single answer can name several companies, company-level totals exceed the number of answers carrying a recommendation. Overlap is therefore expected and should not be read as overall market dominance or as a share of the wider treatment market.

Reach and affirmative recommendation

Hazelden Betty Ford ranks 1 by recommendation count. Mentions: 73 (27.55%); recommendations: 12 (4.53%). Top 3 placements: 5 (1.89%); first-place placements: 5 (1.89%).

Wording about the company: 17 positive, 56 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was 16.4%. The net framing score was 0.23 (defined in Methodology).

61 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, 41.67% were Top 3 and 41.67% were first-place.

Hazelden Betty Ford leads on recommendation count, but most of its appearances carried no endorsement. American Addiction Centers was mentioned more often while being recommended less often, showing that presence and affirmative endorsement answer different questions. The tie among lower-ranked companies reflects equal recommendation counts, not a shared underlying position.

Recommendation order and placement

Placement describes where a recommended company appeared within an answer's ordering. Top-three and first-place results are nested inside recommendations, so they cannot be added to recommendation totals. A company with no recommendations necessarily has no placements; that is a measured zero, not a missing observation. Ratios built on small recommendation bases are correspondingly fragile.

Classified framing in context

Framing classifies the wording surrounding each mention as positive, neutral or negative. Most mentions across companies were neutral, and neutral wording neither supports nor undermines a recommendation. Negative wording appeared for one company only. Framing is not customer sentiment or a judgment of company quality, and it does not explain why recommendations were or were not recorded.

Company results in detail

Hazelden Betty Ford

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• What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about Hazelden Betty Ford mentions, recommendations and placement?

Hazelden Betty Ford ranks 1 by recommendation count. Mentions: 73 (27.55%); recommendations: 12 (4.53%). Top 3 placements: 5 (1.89%); first-place placements: 5 (1.89%).

Wording about the company: 17 positive, 56 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was 16.4%. The net framing score was 0.23 (defined in Methodology).

61 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, 41.67% were Top 3 and 41.67% were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, Hazelden Betty Ford's mention count rose from 57 to 73, while its recommendation count fell from 20 to 12. The recommendation rate was 18.52% and 4.53% respectively.

Hazelden Betty Ford leads the recommendation count, though most of its many appearances were neutral and unendorsed. Its placements are concentrated at the top of the ordering among the recommendations it did receive. The month-to-month comparison shows mentions rising while recommendations fell; the samples differ, so the recorded change is reported without an explanation.

American Addiction Centers

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• What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about American Addiction Centers mentions, recommendations and placement?

American Addiction Centers ranks 2 by recommendation count. Mentions: 107 (40.38%); recommendations: 8 (3.02%). Top 3 placements: 2 (0.75%); first-place placements: 2 (0.75%).

Wording about the company: 17 positive, 90 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was 7.5%. The net framing score was 0.16 (defined in Methodology).

99 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, 25.00% were Top 3 and 25.00% were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, American Addiction Centers' mention count rose from 67 to 107, while its recommendation count rose from 0 to 8. The recommendation rate was 0.00% and 3.02% respectively.

American Addiction Centers recorded the widest mention reach in the set while receiving comparatively few recommendations, so most appearances were unendorsed. Its framing was overwhelmingly neutral with no negative wording. The prior month recorded no recommendations, and the current count is higher; because the answer samples differ, that comparison is descriptive only.

Caron Treatment Centers

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• What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about Caron Treatment Centers mentions, recommendations and placement?

Caron Treatment Centers ranks 3 by recommendation count. Mentions: 10 (3.77%); recommendations: 1 (0.38%). Top 3 placements: 1 (0.38%); first-place placements: 0 (0.00%).

Wording about the company: 2 positive, 8 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was 10.0%. The net framing score was 0.20 (defined in Methodology).

9 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, 100.00% were Top 3 and 0.00% were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, Caron Treatment Centers' mention count rose from 8 to 10, while its recommendation count fell from 2 to 1. The recommendation rate was 1.85% and 0.38% respectively.

Caron Treatment Centers received a small number of mentions and a single recommendation, which was placed within the top three rather than first. Its wording was mostly neutral with a little positive framing. The recommendation count is lower than the prior month's, but the samples are separate and the difference is not attributed to any cause.

Recovery Centers of America

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• What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about Recovery Centers of America mentions, recommendations and placement?

Recovery Centers of America ranks 3 by recommendation count. Mentions: 42 (15.85%); recommendations: 1 (0.38%). Top 3 placements: 1 (0.38%); first-place placements: 0 (0.00%).

Wording about the company: 7 positive, 30 neutral, 5 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was 2.4%. The net framing score was 0.05 (defined in Methodology).

41 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, 100.00% were Top 3 and 0.00% were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, Recovery Centers of America's mention count rose from 11 to 42, while its recommendation count stayed at 1. The recommendation rate was 0.93% and 0.38% respectively. The count was unchanged: the rate difference comes from dividing it by 108 answers in October 2026 and 265 in November.

Recovery Centers of America appeared in a substantial share of answers but was rarely endorsed, and it is the only profiled company with negative wording recorded alongside positive and neutral mentions. Its single recommendation was placed in the top three. The recommendation count matched the prior month while the rate differed, reflecting a different answer base.

Acadia Healthcare

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• What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about Acadia Healthcare mentions, recommendations and placement?

Acadia Healthcare ranks 5 by recommendation count. Mentions: 21 (7.92%); recommendations: 0 (0.00%). Top 3 placements: 0 (0.00%); first-place placements: 0 (0.00%).

Wording about the company: 2 positive, 19 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was 0.0%. The net framing score was 0.10 (defined in Methodology).

21 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, Unavailable were Top 3 and Unavailable were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, Acadia Healthcare's mention count rose from 9 to 21, while its recommendation count stayed at 0. The recommendation rate was 0.00% and 0.00% respectively.

Acadia Healthcare was mentioned regularly but received no recommendations, so its placement counts are zero by construction. Wording was largely neutral with a small positive component. The absence of recommendations is a measured result for these answers, not evidence about the company's standing or about why endorsement did not occur.

Banyan Treatment Centers

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• What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about Banyan Treatment Centers mentions, recommendations and placement?

Banyan Treatment Centers ranks 5 by recommendation count. Mentions: 19 (7.17%); recommendations: 0 (0.00%). Top 3 placements: 0 (0.00%); first-place placements: 0 (0.00%).

Wording about the company: 0 positive, 19 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was 0.0%. The net framing score was 0.00 (defined in Methodology).

19 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, Unavailable were Top 3 and Unavailable were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, Banyan Treatment Centers' mention count rose from 1 to 19, while its recommendation count stayed at 0. The recommendation rate was 0.00% and 0.00% respectively.

Banyan Treatment Centers recorded a moderate number of mentions, all neutral, and no recommendations. With no endorsements, its placement counts are necessarily zero. The mention count is higher than the prior month's, but the samples differ and the change is reported without inference about cause or trajectory.

BrightView

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• What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about BrightView mentions, recommendations and placement?

BrightView ranks 5 by recommendation count. Mentions: 19 (7.17%); recommendations: 0 (0.00%). Top 3 placements: 0 (0.00%); first-place placements: 0 (0.00%).

Wording about the company: 0 positive, 19 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was 0.0%. The net framing score was 0.00 (defined in Methodology).

19 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, Unavailable were Top 3 and Unavailable were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, BrightView's mention count rose from 1 to 19, while its recommendation count stayed at 0. The recommendation rate was 0.00% and 0.00% respectively.

BrightView's profile resembles a pure-reach pattern: a moderate number of appearances, entirely neutral wording, and no affirmative recommendations. Its placement counts are zero because placements exist only within recommendations. The prior month also recorded no recommendations, and the mention comparison spans separate answer samples.

Gateway Foundation

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• What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about Gateway Foundation mentions, recommendations and placement?

Gateway Foundation ranks 5 by recommendation count. Mentions: 6 (2.26%); recommendations: 0 (0.00%). Top 3 placements: 0 (0.00%); first-place placements: 0 (0.00%).

Wording about the company: 0 positive, 6 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was 0.0%. The net framing score was 0.00 (defined in Methodology).

6 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, Unavailable were Top 3 and Unavailable were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, Gateway Foundation's mention count stayed at 6, while its recommendation count fell from 1 to 0. The recommendation rate was 0.93% and 0.00% respectively.

Gateway Foundation appeared in a small number of answers, all neutrally worded, and received no recommendations this month. Its placement counts are therefore zero. The prior month recorded a single recommendation; the current zero is a measured result, and the difference between months is not attributed to sample size or any other cause.

Jobscai

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• What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about Jobscai mentions, recommendations and placement?

Jobscai ranks 5 by recommendation count. Mentions: 0 (0.00%); recommendations: 0 (0.00%). Top 3 placements: 0 (0.00%); first-place placements: 0 (0.00%).

Wording about the company: 0 positive, 0 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was Unavailable. The net framing score was Unavailable (defined in Methodology).

0 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, Unavailable were Top 3 and Unavailable were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, Jobscai's mention count stayed at 0, while its recommendation count stayed at 0. The recommendation rate was 0.00% and 0.00% respectively.

Jobscai recorded no mentions and no recommendations, so its placement counts are zero and ratios requiring a nonzero base are undefined rather than zero. This is a valid measured absence within the reviewed answers, not a missing observation, and it says nothing about the company beyond this answer set.

Phoenix House

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• What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about Phoenix House mentions, recommendations and placement?

Phoenix House ranks 5 by recommendation count. Mentions: 6 (2.26%); recommendations: 0 (0.00%). Top 3 placements: 0 (0.00%); first-place placements: 0 (0.00%).

Wording about the company: 0 positive, 6 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was 0.0%. The net framing score was 0.00 (defined in Methodology).

6 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, Unavailable were Top 3 and Unavailable were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, Phoenix House's mention count rose from 3 to 6, while its recommendation count stayed at 0. The recommendation rate was 0.00% and 0.00% respectively.

Phoenix House recorded a small number of mentions, all neutral, and no recommendations, leaving its placement counts at zero. The mention count is higher than the prior month's, while recommendations remained absent in both. The samples are separate, so the comparison describes recorded results without explaining them.

The Recovery Village

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• What do the November 2026 AI answer results show about The Recovery Village mentions, recommendations and placement?

The Recovery Village ranks 5 by recommendation count. Mentions: 55 (20.75%); recommendations: 0 (0.00%). Top 3 placements: 0 (0.00%); first-place placements: 0 (0.00%).

Wording about the company: 2 positive, 53 neutral, 0 negative mentions. The proportion of mentions that also included a recommendation was 0.0%. The net framing score was 0.04 (defined in Methodology).

55 mentions had no recorded recommendation. Of recorded recommendations, Unavailable were Top 3 and Unavailable were first-place.

From October 2026 to November 2026, The Recovery Village's mention count rose from 24 to 55, while its recommendation count stayed at 0. The recommendation rate was 0.00% and 0.00% respectively.

The Recovery Village had high mention reach relative to most of the field but no recommendations, so its placements are zero. Wording was almost entirely neutral with a slight positive component. The gap between frequent appearance and absent endorsement is the notable feature of this profile within the reviewed answers.

Earlier ranking snapshot context

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• How do the available Addiction Treatment Centers snapshots from July 2026 to November 2026 differ in recommendation coverage and measurement scope?

Only months with verified results are shown. Monthly sample coverage is listed in Methodology.

The earlier snapshot covers a smaller, separately selected answer sample, so counts and rates are not directly comparable across months. A rate can move because the count changed or because the answer base changed. Rank shifts between months describe recorded ordering only and do not establish stability, improvement or loss of standing.

What the November Rankings Show

These sections answer different questions. Reach asks how often a company appeared; recommendation asks whether an answer affirmatively endorsed it; placement asks where an endorsement sat within the ordering; framing asks how the wording read. A company can be prominent in reach and absent in recommendation, and neither pattern establishes quality, customer sentiment or commercial outcome.

Methodology

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• How were the November 2026 Addiction Treatment Centers AI visibility measures counted, and what do they not establish?

This benchmark has partial coverage: 2 of 3 planned question categories contributed usable observations; 1 contributed none. This describes question-category coverage, not demonstrated platform outages. Findings apply to the available answer set.

The month in the title is the reporting period. The exact dates when the original AI answers were collected have not been verified.

Each company is counted at most once in each answer that meets the benchmark rules. A recommendation requires both an affirmative endorsement and positive wording. Mention, recommendation, Top 3 and first-place rates use the full benchmark answer total. Top 3 and first-place results are included within recommendations, not added to them.

The recommendation-to-mention ratio divides recommendations by mentions. It describes AI answer wording, not customer conversion. Net framing is positive minus negative mentions, divided by all mentions, on a scale from -1 to +1. It does not measure customer satisfaction or company quality.

Market: US; 11 tracked companies. AI services represented: ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity.

Research screening totals (answer observations can include repeated questions):

The source does not provide a reader-facing definition of “reserved”; that screening label is reported without inferring a reason for exclusion. Only the included benchmark answers form the rate denominator.

One answer can mention or recommend several companies. Adding company totals would therefore count some answers more than once. The results describe the AI answers reviewed, not independently verified facts about the companies or their products.

Monthly sample coverage:

July 2026 measured a different set of companies, so it is excluded from this comparison. August 2026 measured a different set of companies, so it is excluded from this comparison. September 2026 measured a different set of companies, so it is excluded from this comparison.

The answer samples differ between months. These comparisons show how the recorded results changed; they do not establish why they changed.

Coverage is partial: only some planned question categories contributed usable answers, and findings apply to that available set. Each company counts at most once per qualifying answer, and one answer may cover several companies. Recommendation requires both endorsement and positive wording. Rates use the full benchmark answer total, and monthly samples differ, so comparisons show recorded change without establishing cause.