Drug treatment for opioid addiction: Podcast interview with CleanSlate CEO Greg Marotta

https://healthbb.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/hbdew054-davd-e-williams-interviews-cleanslate-ceo-greg-marotta.mp3 The opioid epidemic gives addiction treatment providers an opportunity to demonstrate what they can do to stem the tide. CleanSlate operates treatment centers in multiple states, employing a medication assisted approach. In this podcast interview, CEO Greg Marotta describes what he’s seeing and how the company is responding. We discussed: (0:10) How serious is the opioid epidemic? (1:09) What kind of approaches are traditionally to treat addiction? What works well and where are there shortcomings? (2:22) Are people coming to treatment through primary care? Or the behavioral health system? (4:06) How does medical/behavioral integration work? What does it really mean? (6:56) CleanSlate is well know for medication based treatments. What kind of medications are available? Who is the approach best suited for? (8:09) What is the typical course of treatment? (9:49) As addiction has become more visible, it’s now front and center for others in health care. Do you collaborate with other organizations and if so, how has it gone? (12:52) You operate in a variety of states, with different cultures. Do you see key differences between Massachusetts, and other states like Texas, Indiana and Wisconsin? (14:53) Will we still be talking about an opioid epidemic in five years? What will it take to get out of it? — By healthcare business consultant David E. Willia...
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