Anne Arundel awarded $1.2M grant to combat opioid addiction By: Phil Davis, Contact Reporter Maryland has awarded Anne Arundel County $1.2 million for expanding opioid addiction programs including halfway houses for recovering addicts. The bulk of the funds, $972,937, will go toward crisis drug treatment services, said Chris Garrett, a Maryland Department of Health spokesman. The rest will fund expanding halfway houses. [ click… Read More
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Defined What is Medication-Assisted Treatment? Medication-Assisted Treatment, or MAT, is defined by several drug policy agencies as a combination of the use of approved treatment drugs with counseling and behavioral therapies. Under this definition, the treatment drug would be used at the beginning phase of therapy, at the lowest effective dose, for a short period of… Read More
Recovering addicts help tackle heroin, opioid crisis in Wicomico A program that uses a unique approach to tackle the heroin and opioid addiction crisis in Wicomico County is having success getting people into treatment, county officials said Thursday. The Community Outreach Addictions Team, a pilot program spearheaded by the Wicomico County Health Department, uses recovering addicts to work with people who have overdosed, said… Read More
