Drug Rehab Centers: AI Market Discovery Index

Benchmark Summary

Hazelden Betty Ford leads the Drug Rehab Centers benchmark in August 2026 with 22.1% valid recommendation coverage, up from 7.8% in July 2026. American Addiction Centers holds the second-highest valid recommendation coverage at 4.7% in August 2026, up from 2.2% in July 2026, a gap of 17.4 percentage points to the leader.

The largest coverage increase came from Hazelden Betty Ford, rising from 7.8% valid recommendation coverage in July 2026 to 22.1% in August 2026. Caron Treatment Centers also posted a notable gain, moving from 0.0% in July 2026 to 3.9% in August 2026. No tracked brand posted a significant decline in August 2026; the largest downward move was Gateway Foundation, falling from 1.1% in July 2026 to 0.0% in August 2026.

The benchmark began with 800 prompt-surface observations in August 2026 and produced 127 qualified observations after qualification.

Current Benchmark at a Glance

Qualified surface breadth is the number of canonical AI surface families with at least one qualified observation. The six families are ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews, and AI Mode.

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

Research Scope and Qualification

The public benchmark is narrower than the raw collection universe by design. Brand-level percentages use the qualified observations as the public denominator, not the raw collection.

For full details, see the AI Market Discovery Methodology.

Current Brand Standings

How to Read the Standings

• Presence rate: Share of qualified observations where the brand is mentioned, regardless of recommendation status.
• Valid recommendation coverage: Share of qualified observations where the brand appears in a valid recommendation shortlist.
• Top-three rate: Share of qualified observations where the brand is recommended in the top three positions.
• Rank-one rate: Share of qualified observations where the brand is the first recommendation.
• Net sentiment: Positive minus negative sentiment among mentions, scaled by total mentions.

For formulas and denominator rules, see AI Market Discovery Metric Definitions.

Recommendation Coverage Movement

Largest Increase: Hazelden Betty Ford

Hazelden Betty Ford posted the largest increase in valid recommendation coverage, rising from 7.8% in July 2026 to 22.1% in August 2026, a gain of 14.3 percentage points, which is beyond normal month-to-month variation. The brand's presence rate moved from 53.3% in July 2026 to 47.2% in August 2026, while its top-three rate moved from 7.8% in July 2026 to 7.9% in August 2026.

Largest Increase: Caron Treatment Centers

Caron Treatment Centers moved from 0.0% valid recommendation coverage in July 2026 to 3.9% in August 2026, a gain of 3.9 percentage points, also beyond normal variation. Presence rose from 3.3% in July 2026 to 7.9% in August 2026, and the top-three rate moved from 0.0% to 2.4% over the same period. The brand recorded 5 valid recommendations in August 2026 compared with none in July 2026.

Category Leader: Hazelden Betty Ford

Hazelden Betty Ford leads the category with 22.1% valid recommendation coverage in August 2026, up from 7.8% in July 2026. The gap to the next brand widened from 5.6 percentage points to 17.4 percentage points.

Recommendation Placement Snapshot

Coverage alone does not show how prominently a brand is recommended. Among the leading brands by valid recommendation coverage, placement patterns differ.

Close coverage can still hide different first-position rates: Hazelden Betty Ford appeared first in 5.5% of qualified observations in August 2026, while Caron Treatment Centers and American Addiction Centers recorded no rank-one placements in the same month.

Buyer-Intent Distribution

All qualified observations in both July 2026 and August 2026 fell into the Brand Recommendation class.

The current public series measures Brand Recommendation discovery only and contains no qualified observations for Pricing & Value or Multi-Brand Comparison.

Historical Measurement Record

Evidence and Source Layer

The benchmark is built from prompt-level observations that retain the query, AI/search surface, answer, brand outcome, recommendation placement, sentiment, and, where exposed, citations or attributable evidence sources. Source presence is evidence about the information environment. It is not automatically proof that the source caused the recommendation.

Scope Boundaries

This public benchmark does not measure:

• Market share or sales attribution
• Every possible AI response across all model versions and surfaces
• Organic-search ranking positions
• Social media mention volume
• Private or sponsored channels such as brand-managed AI experiences
• Causality from metric movement alone

About This Benchmark

The LLM Authority Index AI Market Discovery Index tracks how brands appear and are recommended across leading AI and search surfaces. This neutral industry benchmark is built from prompt-level observations, with all metrics computed from a qualified public denominator.

• AI Market Discovery Methodology
• AI Market Discovery Metric Definitions
• AI Market Discovery Research Standards
• Modeled AI Authority Value

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