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Thursday, 28 March 2024

Overdose deaths are down, but not everyone is seeking long-term treatment

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Overdose deaths are down, but not everyone is seeking long-term treatment
Overdose deaths are down, but not everyone is seeking long-term treatment

In Hamilton County the number of people dying from a drug overdose is down and the number of people looking for long term treatment is up, but there’s some concern across the country for treatment of teens who survive an overdose.

A LOCAL ADDICTION TREATMENTCENTER IS SHINING SOME LIGHTON WHAT IT TAKES TO SURVIVE ANOPIOID OVERDOSE.

THIS COMESAFTER A STUDY SAYS 1 IN 3TEENS WHO SURVIVE DON'T GETPROPER LONG TERM TREATMENT.THE TYPE OF TREATMENT THEY SAYTHESE TEENS - AND REALLYANYONE WHO SURVIVES AN OPIOIDOVERDOSE NEEDS IS PHARMA-KUH-THERAPY.AS WHITNEY MILLERLEARNED THIS IS A MEDICATEDASSISTED TREATMENT.I don't have an abuse story.

Ididn't come from a bad familywe had money, we hadeverything I wanted.

It justfelt good." Mallory Finn - istalking about her 15 yearbattle with drug addition."Ihad that daily thoughteveryday, do I just killmyself today?

Can I just getenough heroine to kill myself."Well she almost died lastsummer when she overdosed twodays in a row on what shecalls a bad batch of heroine."I had people bring me backwith narcan..they brought meback and I was so sick when Icame back that I used againlike right afterwards."Despite narrowly escapingdeath she says the sickfeeling from withdrawal madeher use again.

Amy Parker withBright View health says thatswhat happens when peoplearen't given a maintenancetreatment plan that includesthe use of drugs likebuprenorphine or Suboxone."When patients are onmaintenance medication likeSuboxone, that is a controlledamount over a continued amountof time where there is therapyinvolved and it's essentiallytraining the receptors in thebrain to go back to normal."Its the long term solutionthat Finn says is giving her anew found hope.

"Ive neverdone maintenance I was alwaysagainst it because I felt likeI was still on drugs or It itwas a crutch as people wouldcall it in some of themeetings I go to.

But in thelong run its a betteralternative." Parker saysBright View uses peersupporters that work withlocal hospitals to make suresurvivors of overdose knowwhat treatment options areavailable to them.

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