HCSD's Medication Assisted Treatment program providing critical bridge to addiction treatment and recovery during pandemic
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More than 1,400 patients treated by CODAC and HCSD staff
LUDLOW, Mass. and CRANSTON, R.I., March 3, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Over the past year, COVID-19 has changed every facet of life and recent CDC data suggest it helped worsen the already overwhelming opioid epidemic. While addiction-related issues have spiked during the pandemic, the Hampden County Sheriff's Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program has helped hundreds of men and women battling substance use disorder.
Through a partnership with CODAC Behavioral Healthcare, the largest non-profit, outpatient provider for opioid treatment in Rhode Island, the Hampden County MAT program pairs counseling and behavioral therapy along with access to all three FDA-approved addiction medications for treating substance use disorder: methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone.