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May 25, 2023 – Beaufort, NC  Similar to most counties in North Carolina, Carteret County is feeling the impact of the Opioid Epidemic. It has one of the highest opioid overdose rates and death rates despite the widespread use of Buprenorphine based MAT programs and Narcan intervention for overdoses. The incidence of opioid use, addiction, […]

March 1, 2023   Wilmington, NC  The Rotary Action Group for Addiction Prevention (RAG AP) is pleased to announce a collaboration partnership with Project VBOT to provide Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) services as part of the RAG-AP SMART Project.  “VBOT’s approach is the most unique model I have seen in my 17 years of addiction treatment” […]

February 8, 2022  The Recovery Platform (TRP) is partnering with the Medical Society of Delaware (MSD) to fulfill the requirements of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH) Opioid Response Team State Opioid Response (SOR) grant in implementing and managing universal screening tools at primary care practice locations. Nearly 21 million Americans have at […]

May 8, 2021 Triad Behavioral Resources PLLC (TBR) has entered into a management agreement with The Recovery Platform (TRP). This relationship is intended to transform all aspects of the practice in an effort to provide greater patient access to treatment with increased practice compliance and profitability. Nearly 21 million Americans have at least one substance use […]

While the current national health conversation has largely centered on the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in more than 200,000 deaths in the U.S. alone and more than a million worldwide according to recent World Health Organization (WHO) data, another ongoing and deadly battle has been looming in the background: the opioid crisis. The misuse […]

(CNN)Opioid manufacturers have cost the American economy $2.15 trillion, according to a notice of claim filed in bankruptcy court by nearly every US state and many territories. The filing was made Monday by New York, 48 other states, Washington, DC, and various other territories against Purdue Pharma and other distributors and manufacturers, according to the […]

The social isolation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is making treating the opioid epidemic so much harder. Jim Wahlberg Opinion contributor Over the past few years, opioids have become a political battleground. For proof, look no further than the first presidential debate when, in response to a comment by President Donald Trump, former Vice […]

June 10, 2018  In 2018, the Journal of the American Medical Association, classified 412 counties as “high-risk” and 1,485 as “not high-risk.” Among those, 41 of North Carolina’s 100 counties qualified as “opioid high-risk” counties. Project OBOT NC is a program created by NCMSF to provide access to patients throughout the state. NCMSF used this initiative […]