New opiate treatment program at Lorain Correctional hopes to give inmates easy path to recovery

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A narrative is price listening to.

“Began promoting medication to help my behavior,” stated Glenn Walker.

Glenn Walker bravely sharing his struggles with dependancy whereas championing the brand new opiate remedy program on the Lorain Correctional Establishment.

“Began guilty god however he shut that down and confirmed me I wanted to take a seat down yet another time however completely different,” he stated.

Ohio Division of Rehabilitation and Correction, has joined fingers with Ohio MHAS, for a two-year contract with Group Medical Providers that can increase the prevailing medication-assisted remedy program to incorporate all types of MAT.

Nick Stavros from CMS shared startling statistics – “97.5 % of drug customers don’t search remedy,” he stated.

Annette Chambers-Smith is the director of ODRC and stated having this program now could be essential in serving to inmates beat their demons related to drug use.

“That implies that our persons are going to be experiencing the very best degree of remedy that everybody that’s free will get,” she stated.

Within the coming weeks, all of Ohio’s incarcerated inhabitants can have entry to MAT companies.

Everybody who is part of its inception is hoping extra folks like Walker can begin their path in the direction of a brand new life.

“I don’t wish to keep in this system eternally however for now that is the one factor I’ve seen work for me since a child,” Walker stated.

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