Massachusetts Opiate Addiction Treatment

The state of Massachusetts has implemented a safe caller plan that allows those who see someone overdosing the ability to call 911 for help without worry of being criminally prosecuted for being involved in a crime as a result of the overdose. Though this has resulted in a slight decrease in the number of found overdose cases that resulted in death, there is still a very alarming, proportionately epidemic rate of people in the state of Massachusetts who are addicted to opiates and who need help.

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MA TREATMENT FACTS

  • Opioid addiction treatment can require multiple behavioral therapy options. Some of the most popular therapeutic methods for this addiction syndrome include cognitive-behavioral therapy, contingency management, and motivational enhancement therapy.
  • Unfortunately, there is a still a stigma surrounding methadone maintenance treatment, even though it is an effective recovery program for opioid addicts. This is because many people wrongfully believe MMT is a form of replacing one addiction with another.
  • People who are addicted to heroin are usually treated similarly to people who are addicted to prescription painkillers: with medication and behavioral therapy.
  • According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, addicts require a treatment program that is continually assessed and altered to meet the changing needs of the patient.

Massachusetts TREATMENT STATS

  • The number of opioid-related overdoses in Massachusetts increased 26.9 percent between 2014 and 2015. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this is a statistically significant amount and shows the severity of the opioid addiction problem in the state.
  • The opioid-related death rate in the state was more than twice as high as the national average in 2014, at 23.3 and 9.6, respectively (Massachusetts Department of Public Health).
  • The rate of past year opioid abuse or dependence in Massachusetts in 2015 was also among the highest of all 50 states in the range of 10.8 to 12.9 per 1,000 persons aged 12 years and older (S. Department of Health and Human Services).
  • Men still are overwhelmingly more likely to die of an opioid overdose in Massachusetts as in national reports. According to the MDPH, 1,070 of all 1,465 opioid-related deaths in the state were male.
  • As stated by the MDPH, the percent of all emergency medical service incidents that were opioid abuse-related continued to rise in 2016. By the year’s third quarter, they made up 3 percent of all EMS incidents in the state.

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