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PCSS Treatment Works highlights success stories in the treatment of opioid use disorder.
Ohio County Sees Dramatic Decrease in Overdose Deaths
In the last several months, Hamilton County in Ohio, a diverse area that includes Cincinnati, has seen a 34 percent decrease in opioid-related deaths … Read more
Nurse Practitioners Take Action In Response to Addressing Opioid Crisis
Just recently Boston Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital jointly held an 8-hour MAT waiver training, conducted by four NPs and attended … Read more
Trainings in Alaska Result in Positive Impact in Treating OUD
Several communities across the country are utilizing the trainings created by the PCSS grant, funded by SAMHSA, and seeing an increase in evidence-bas… Read more
Don’t Give Up on Your Patients
Such was the case with one of his patients, who had “tried everything” to stop drinking but only recently found the inner strength and the necessa… Read more
Emergency Dept’s Collaboration with Clinic Critical to Success OUD Outcomes
Perhaps a social worker will hand a patient a pamphlet on addiction or treatment, or in some cases, the ED may even administer a dose of buprenorp… Read more
Breaking Opioid’s Hold One Patient at a Time
Melinda Goodwin works with OUD patients for a non-profit organization in Pennsylvania, a state hit hard by the opioid misuse epidemic. In 2015, more t… Read more
MAT, Combined with Counseling, Working for North Carolina Woman
Lona, 43, began drinking alcohol excessively when she was just 11 years old while spending the weekend drinking with her father. She realized even at … Read more
OUD Patient Benefits from Two Research Studies
John came to the Veteran’s Administration (VA) in Seattle seeking help. Because of the VA’s long wait list for treatment slots for patients with opioi… Read more
Opioid Use Disorder is a Tenacious Disease
A 19-year-old woman with OUD (IV heroin), a history of depression and self-harm presented to Harborview Medical Center’s Addiction Services in Seattle… Read more
Counseling and MAT Saved her Patient’s Life
It may be an all too familiar story, and one that often ends in tragedy. But this time, Michael got lucky. Not only did have a family support, he had … Read more
Being There When it Mattered Most
Her dad was committed to his daughter and stayed in touch, but was fearful of taking the drastic step of of going to the courts to have her committed … Read more