2023

 For almost thirty years, I have diligently been working to help Alabama with the Opioid crisis. I continue to serve on the Alabama Governor's Opioid Council (past and present Governors) and co-serve on the National Boards related to treatment. I also take great pride in serving on the "National Stop Stigma Now" Board with leading experts in the field of Opioid treatment. I am … [Read more...] about Email from Staats-Combs to Clanton Mayor, Chilton County law enforcement

This story should be subtitled “Still crazy in Alabama.” Here’s this report from Susan Staats -Combs, owner and director of Shelby County Treatment Center and Chilton County Treatment Center, two opioid treatment programs (OTPs) in Alabama. “At one point in history, you could see discrimination all over the web,” she recounted recently, referring to … [Read more...] about NIMBY in full force in Alabama

Moving forward in 2023, with a huge proposed rulemaking change for opioid treatment programs (OTPs) (see https://atforum.com/2022/12/samhsa-proposal-update-methadone-regulations/), AT Forum talked to three executives – Megan Marx, director of integrated care at Oregon Recovery and Treatment Centers in Parker, Oregon; Jason Kletter, Ph.D., president of Baymark Health Services, … [Read more...] about Next steps for OTPs: Three executives on their vision for the future

Last month in New York, a new kind of opioid treatment program (OTP) opened. It is operated by Outreach Development Corporation and will be open 6 days a week, serving patients on Long Island. A one-time grant of $206,000 from federal funding administered by the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS), combined with more than $1.1 million in annual … [Read more...] about New kind of OTP: Integrated treatment with medications and more under one roof