AMS - 221219 - AMS Journal Winter 2023 - Vol 119 - Issue 3 - single pages | Page 25

IMPROVING ACCESS TO TREATMENT for oPIoID USE DISorDEr

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In collaboration with the Arkansas Department of Human Services , the UAMS Center for Addiction Services and Treatment ( CAST ) is providing funds to facilities across Arkansas offering medication-assisted treatment to patients with opioid use disorder . The money will allow medical providers to offer treatment to patients without insurance or the ability to pay for services .
Medication-assisted treatment involves the use of medication to relieve cravings and withdrawal symptoms along with counseling and support to overcome the use of opioids . This includes methadone , which can only be dispensed through an opiate treatment program , products containing buprenorphine that require a federal waiver for prescribers and injectable naltrexone , which does not require special qualifications for prescribing .
The funds will cover expenses including the cost of medication , hiring peer support specialists , providing treatment services and even travel costs for patients using medication-assisted treatment .
To learn more about these funds and how to receive them : call ( 501 ) 526-8459 or ( 833 ) 872-7404 or e-mail Anner Douglas at ADouglas2 @ uams . edu .