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In St. Louis, Seattle and San Francisco, people with opioid addictions can start medication on their first day of treatment. Early research suggests the approach can change lives. But it will be a tough sell elsewhere: Nearly two-thirds of U.S. treatment centers don’t offer anti-addiction drugs and there’s resistance to easy access. In Missouri, some treatment programs had … [Read more...] about Walk-in Clinics for Opioid Addiction Offer Meds First, Fast

"My first thought was the day I knew was coming, is here," said Sherry Petrowski. In 2014 her son, Chris Sullivan, died of an opioid overdose. "When you're the mother of an addict every time a phone rings, every time you walk away from your child you feel like it's the last time," explained Petrowski. She wants to see the crisis come to a halt. "It's a true litany of despair … [Read more...] about Opioid Addiction Treatment Center Planned to Come to Maryville

The Michigan Department of Corrections says more than 20% of its inmates have an opioid-use disorder. Wayne County Jail, the state's largest, has similar numbers. Inmates returning home after incarceration are at acute risk of overdose and death from opioids — between 40 and 120 times more likely to die of an opioid overdose, according to two studies cited by the Michigan … [Read more...] about ‘First Shot is Free’: Hundreds Incarcerated in Michigan Offered Opioid Blocker Shots

Lewis & Clark Behavioral Health Services (LCBHS) is helping those fighting opioid addiction with both in-patient and out-patient services, and now, with targeted medications. Though LCBHS has provided alcohol and drug addiction treatment for some time, that treatment is now able to be honed specifically towards opioid dependency, which is on the rise around the country. In … [Read more...] about LCBHS Brings Buprenorphine and Naltrexone To The Fight Against Opioid Addiction

The Grant County Health Department is planning to tackle the local drug crisis in 2020 by connecting the existing nonprofits in the county. “As we looked over the entire nation over the last few years, there’s a tidal wave over big cities and little cities impacting with the drug crisis,” said Health Officer William David Moore, MD.“The No. 1 industry in Grant County is … [Read more...] about Health Department to Coordinate Drug Response in 2020