Goal:

Maintain or reduce the number of opioid related drug overdose deaths (3 year average) in Garrett County

Strategy Description:

Garrett County has two providers of medication assisted treatment who works closely with the GCHD. Providers outside of the county do not typically require patients to be in supportive therapy which is less effective, often leads to diversion and relapse. By providing a highly integrative system of treatment we will be able to reduce drug overdoses and improve treatment outcomes such as lowering incarceration rates, lower health care spending and increase employment for patients in the MAT program.

Level of Change:

Programs

Primary Focus Area:

Behavioral Health: including Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Data Category Tag:

GCHD Behavioral Health

Strategic Planning Alignment:

Estimated Implementation Date:

2016-12-01

Estimated Completion Date:

2017-06-30

Estimated Ease of Implementation:

Very Easy

Estimated Cost of Implementation:

Very Low

Potential Community Benefit:

Very High

Health Equity:

Research: