An Opportunity for Education and Patient Advocacy By Ali McCorkle, LPC | DM&ADR I wanted to share with everyone about a recent opportunity to provide training and education to our local police force. As you know, Naloxone is the opioid overdose “antidote,” that we commonly refer to as Narcan. Many of our police officers [...]
OTPG Helps Pass Legislation at the Capitol A summary of our recent involvement in the 2015-2016 Georgia legislative session. Please feel free to contact our executive board with any questions you might have about our involvement at the Capitol. The Opioid Treatment Providers of Georgia began working with a lobbyist early in February of this year after [...]
Why It’s Important for Couples and Families to Enroll in Treatment Together We know that addiction is a “biopsychosocial” disorder. That is, it has three very different parts or components that all must be addressed if a treatment approach is to give an individual the best shot at achieving recovery. It also means it’s a [...]