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New opioid treatment programs highlight ‘forgotten epidemic’
January 8, 2021 GMT
Community Medical Services is expanding its nationwide Opioid Treatment Programs.
PHOENIX and MILWAUKEE, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Community Medical Services (CMS) is pleased to announce the opening of two new Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) in the states of Wisconsin and Arizona, as new CDC data recorded 81,230 fatal drug deaths in a 12-month period through May 2020, a new record1.
In Phoenix, the CMS facility will open its doors 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, and provide all 3 FDA-approved medications for opioid addiction treatment. CMS is the first OTP agency in the country to open 24/7 Opioid Treatment on Demand centers (OTOD).