Saturday, April 20, 2024
4/20/2024
The purpose of this program is to expand/enhance access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services for persons with an opioid use disorder (OUD) seeking or receiving MAT. The Modoc Tribal Nation will establish and operate a recovery service program, providing treatment for consumers who are struggling with substance abuse, co-occurring disorders, and behavioral health disparities. The desired outcomes include an increase in the number of individuals with OUD receiving MAT and a decrease in illicit opioid drug use and prescription opioid misuse at six-month follow-up. The immediate county of service provided impact is Ottawa County, Oklahoma, with the adjacent counties of Cherokee, Kansas; Jasper, McDonald and Newton Counties in Missouri; Delaware, Craig, Mayes and Cherokee Counties in Oklahoma; and Benton County, Arkansas. Our treatment service area includes a total of 533,909 adults over the age of 18 as of 2017. In a 2014 SAMHSA National Survey, Oklahoma ranked 1st in painkiller drug abuse. As of February 2018 the data shows for Oklahoma is one of the top four states with opioid-related overdose deaths in rural areas. The goals of our programs are to reduce opioid misuse and the number of overdose fatalities with OUD treatment integrated recovery/resiliency and trauma responsive system of care, by proactive use of prescription drug monitoring programs to support clinical decision-making and prevent the misuse and diversion of controlled substances. We will encourage comprehensive collaboration among multiple local agencies, health care providers, and agencies that provide treatment and recovery support services and improve responsiveness of the admissions process and establish mechanisms for the rural uninsured across the lifespan of treatment. Our service expectations are 150 consumers, or more, in the first year, 200 consumers in the second year, and 250 consumers in the third year. An expected total of 600 consumers will be served over the entire proposed project period. We will enhance and promote MAT for adults in our rural service-treatment area who suffer from OUD. We will continue to implement evidence-based practices and measures in MAT and behavioral health intervention services for OUD consumers. Our leadership will address workforce development issues including identity, salary, qualitative supervision, infrastructure, and professional development for skilled professionals.
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