Opioid Treatment Providers of Georgia (OTPGA), formerly known as the Georgia Methadone Providers Coalition (GMPC) was established in 1996. It is an organization of treatment providers, counselors, and other interested persons concerned about treatment, recovery, and traditional and alternative options for heroin and other opioid addiction.
The Opioid Treatment Providers of Georgia is actively involved in a number of federally-funded research projects designed to enhance the effectiveness of addiction treatment and improve the health and well-being of our patients.
Over the past 30 years opiate treatment, also known as methadone treatment, has saved thousands of lives through comprehensive treatment services. Currently, the Opioid Treatment Providers of Georgia's collective membership has embarked on the purpose of providing specialized services. This initiative is funded in major part through the Georgia Department of Human Resources. The Opiate Treatment Providers of Georgia looks forward to continued collaboration efforts to address public health issues in the area of addictive disease treatment.
Join
us November
21, 2008 at the elegant Evergreen Conference Center for a
day of sharing, networking, discussion and a keynote presentation
by Mark W. Parrino, M.P.A., President of
AATOD
Target Audience: This conference is intended for substance abuse counselors, clinical directors, clinical supervisors, medical personnel, program administrators and program sponsors.
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More than $31 million in grants have been awarded to 19 school districts
in 14 states as part of a joint effort by the U.S. departments of Education,
Health and Human Services and Justice to support schools in creating
safe learning environments that promote healthy childhood development
and prevent youth violence and drug use.
http://www.samhsa.gov/news/newsreleases/060711_EDgov.htm
AIDS in Georgia: Since 1981, over 26,136 AIDS cases have been reported
in Georgia, making it the state with the eighth highest number of cumulative
AIDS cases in the U.S.
HIV in Georgia: According to estimates provided by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, there are anywhere from 8,200 to 15,300 Georgians
- adolescents and adults - currently infected with HIV, the virus that
causes AIDS.
Nationwide: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
the number of new infections each year is, in general, stable. However,
at-risk populations are in flux - some have always been at risk, for
others, the risk is rising. Men who have sex with men and injection drug
users continue to represent the highest number of new HIV infections
and AIDS cases. At the same time, the risk is growing for women, young
people, and people of color. For details, visit the CDC National Prevention
Information Network at www.cdcnpin.org.
The Drug & Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS) released
(May2006 ) results of its study on Older Adults Alcohol Admission.
http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k6/olderAdultsTX/olderAdultsTX.htm
The Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program (MHSIP) provides uniform, comparable statistical information about mental health services to enable broad-based research on systems of care and models for service delivery. It is the only program in the Nation focusing on the need for and development of data standards for high-quality statistical information on mental health services. http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/KEN95-0023/default.asp
