A
historical day with Governor Perdue at the Georgia State Capitol on
Methadone
Awareness Day March 4, 2009 (click
for larger image)
Opioid
Treatment Providers of Georgia (OTPGA), formerly known as the Georgia Methadone
Providers Coalition (GMPC) was established in 1996. It is a non-profit organization
of treatment providers, counselors, and other interested persons concerned
about treatment, recovery, and traditional and alternative options for heroin
and other opioid addiction.
The Opioid Treatment Providers of Georgia is actively involved in a number of federally-funded research projects designed to enhance the effectiveness of addiction treatment and improve the health and well-being of our patients.
Over the past 40 years opiate treatment, also known as methadone treatment, has saved thousands of lives through comprehensive treatment services. Currently, the Opioid Treatment Providers of Georgia's collective membership has embarked on the purpose of providing specialized services. This initiative is funded in major part through the Georgia Department of Human Resources. The Opiate Treatment Providers of Georgia looks forward to continued collaboration efforts to address public health issues in the area of addictive disease treatment.
Read the latest OTPG newsletter
(05/2009) 
Exploring the World of Opioid Dependency is a new informational video (running time: approx: 15 min) produced exclusively for the OTPG and it's members. It is an informative and emotional overview of addiction, it's impact on lives and most importantly, the treatment solutions and healing that is possible. View a short trailer below.
More than $31 million in grants have been awarded to 19 school districts
in 14 states as part of a joint effort by the U.S. departments of Education,
Health and Human Services and Justice to support schools in creating
safe learning environments that promote healthy childhood development
and prevent youth violence and drug use.
http://www.samhsa.gov/news/newsreleases/060711_EDgov.htm
AIDS in Georgia: Since 1981, over 26,136 AIDS cases have been reported
in Georgia, making it the state with the eighth highest number of cumulative
AIDS cases in the U.S.
HIV in Georgia: According to estimates provided by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, there are anywhere from 8,200 to 15,300 Georgians
- adolescents and adults - currently infected with HIV, the virus that
causes AIDS.
Nationwide: According to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, the number of new infections each year is, in general,
stable. However, at-risk populations are in flux - some have always been
at risk, for others, the risk is rising. Men who have sex with men and
injection drug users continue to represent the highest number of new
HIV infections and AIDS cases. At the same time, the risk is growing
for women, young people, and people of color. For details, visit the
CDC National Prevention Information Network at www.cdcnpin.org.
The Drug & Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS) released
(May2006 ) results of its study on Older Adults Alcohol Admission.
http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k6/olderAdultsTX/olderAdultsTX.htm
The Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program (MHSIP) provides uniform, comparable statistical information about mental health services to enable broad-based research on systems of care and models for service delivery. It is the only program in the Nation focusing on the need for and development of data standards for high-quality statistical information on mental health services. http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/KEN95-0023/default.asp
