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Opioid Prevention
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Drug overdose (poisoning) is now the leading cause of unintentional injury death in the United States, causing more deaths than motor vehicle crashes. Opioids – both prescription painkillers and heroin – are responsible for most of those deaths. The number of Californians affected by prescription and non-prescription opioid misuse and...
Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
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The use of prescription medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies. MAT services can occur in conjunction with any of the ASAM levels of care that are covered under the plan. https://www.ochealthinfo.com/sites/hca/files/import/data/files/67154.pdf