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Prescribed Medications Can Help People Recover from Addiction
With the remarkable progress in scientific understanding of the brain and of the underlying causes of addiction, pharmaceutical manufacturers have made new treatments available. In the last decade, thousands of people have traveled the road to recovery while taking newly developed prescription medications. Read the entire article.

Advancing Recovery... Looking Forward

As the Advancing Recovery (AR) / Robert Wood Johnson project draws to a close this month, it is important to reflect on the great strides afforded to the State, the treatment providers and, most especially, to clients as a result of this ground-breaking initiative. Three treatment providers, Operation PAR in Pinellas Park, River Region Human Services in Jacksonville and Spectrum Programs in Miami participated in the two-year grant to implement two evidence-based practices: the use of medication-assisted treatment (Vivitrol) and the use of case management to increase retention as clients move across program areas.

As a result of AR in Florida over 70 clients received medication-assisted treatment (MAT) with Vivitrol and over 500 staff received training in the use of Vivitrol. Clients on the Vivitrol protocol stayed in outpatient treatment an average of 20 days longer than those clients not receiving Vivitrol. Preliminary results show that clients who successfully completed outpatient treatment with the Vivitrol protocol had significantly reduced readmissions following treatment as compared to their previous treatment history. Other positive outcomes include increased employment rates for clients and increased overall client satisfaction. Read more.

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