Opioid Addiction and Treatment methods in Appalachia

The signature assignment will entail research on the most commonly used methods of treatment for a specific addictive substance of the students choice.

The addictive substance of choice for my signature assignment is opioids. Three reliable references I will be utilizing are:

SAMHSA.gov

ASAM.org

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

(these have to be used, but more probably should be)

Particular interest to Southeastern Kentucky/Appalachian region and MAT and IOP

Background:

Communities throughout the United States have facilities that provide various types and levels of treatment for addiction to alcohol and other substances. These facilities provide services which vary from outpatient levels of care, inpatient levels of care, and long-term residential levels of care. Outpatient addiction treatment services often include Intensive Outpatient Programs, referred to as IOP or Partial Hospitalization Programs or PHP. These programs incorporate several hours of group therapy multiple days per week, along with individual counseling sessions, and case management. Many communities have facilities that provide services in which patients reside within the facility for 28 days or longer and receive individual and group treatment. Some facilities provide residential care for 1 year or longer. Most addiction treatment facilities provide various types of evidence-based treatments designed to assist patients to achieve long term recovery from addiction. Some facilities may provide faith-based services while others utilize Medication Assisted Treatment or MAT with a harm-reduction approach. Medication Assisted Treatment utilizes specific drugs such as Suboxone or Methadone to assist patients in avoiding relapse on drugs such as Heroin, Fentanyl, or prescription opioid medications