Oar Health Reaches 100,000 Members
NEW YORK – Oar Health, a telehealth platform offering medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUD), including FDA-approved naltrexone, today announced it has served 100,000 paid members all-time, doubling its reach in less than 18 months. The milestone comes alongside 66 percent revenue growth and operating profitability in 2026, solidifying the company's position as the category leader in medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUD).
Excessive drinking kills 178,000 Americans every year, according to the CDC. Medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUD) are a proven, effective treatment, but have historically been dramatically underprescribed.
Oar Health is helping to change that. From 2022 to 2025, the number of Americans with alcohol use disorder receiving MAUD annually grew by 45,000, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Oar Health drove the majority of that increase, serving more than 27,000 people in 2025 alone. In 2026, about one in 16 Americans with alcohol use disorder prescribed MAUD will get access through Oar Health.
“In decades of treating alcohol use disorder, I’ve seen a consistent pattern: even before drinking becomes a serious problem, one drink can make it hard to stop,” said Joseph Volpicelli, MD, PhD, senior advisor at Oar Health. “Naltrexone can help interrupt that pattern by reducing cravings and making one drink less likely to become a binge. That gives people more control over what happens next. Oar Health makes treatment available from home, so people can get help before drinking causes more damage. People shouldn’t have to wait for a crisis to get effective treatment.”
How Oar Health Has Reached 100,000 Members
Five strengths have propelled the company’s growth:
1. Reach: Oar Health’s campaigns to raise awareness of MAUDs, including its national TV campaign, will reach over 100M Americans in 2026. Partnerships with SMART Recovery, Moderation Management and Rotary Action Group Addiction Prevention North America extend Oar’s reach into communities around the country.
2. Simplicity: Convenience, privacy, and judgment-free support through Oar Health’s 100% online care platform eliminate traditional barriers to care.
3. Flexibility: Oar Health, just like recovery from alcohol use disorder, is not one-size-fits-all:
- Moderation-friendly: Oar Health proudly supports members pursuing moderation as well as sobriety, meeting the 70% of members who join with the goal of cutting back on drinking where they are.
- Medication options: Clutch™, a naltrexone mint that dissolves under the tongue, gives members fast-acting support in the moments cravings hit hardest when prescribed to meet the individual needs of a member. Members also have access to traditional FDA-approved oral naltrexone.
- Support options: Access to licensed medical providers, National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coaches, mutual peer support meetings facilitated by mental health counselors, and digital tracking tools allow each member to assemble the toolkit that fits them. No single program or approach is required.
4. Expertise: Oar Health advisers Dr. Joseph Volpicelli, MD, PhD and Dr. Joshua D. Lee, MD bring more than 30 years of clinical, research and teaching experience with medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUD) to Oar Health's care model.
5. Empathy: Oar Health was founded by Jonathan Hunt-Glassman, who used MAUD himself to take back control over alcohol. Its coaching program is led by Karen Dion, who did the same. In 2026, member advocates Jesse Carrajat, Melissa West and Jillian Mood shared their recovery stories openly across the channels Oar reaches, making MAUD approachable to new audiences.
“I spent years trying to change my drinking, but the cravings and reward from alcohol always pulled me back. Naltrexone was the first thing that quieted them, and it gave me my life back," said Hunt-Glassman, founder and CEO of Oar Health. “I founded Oar Health so others could find that relief sooner. Reaching 100,000 members is an important step toward a world where no one has to hit rock bottom to get help.”
People looking to drink less or quit can learn more at oarhealth.com.
