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STARS opens sobering triage and transition unit; county opioid funds support continuum of care
Summary
STARS Treatment and Recovery Services reported growing use of a new Sobering, Triage and Transition (STAT) program, including walk-up clients and expedited links to medication‑assisted treatment; county opioid settlement funds supported the launch and partnerships with city and county will expand bed capacity and services.
STARS Treatment and Recovery Services told regional leaders it is expanding low‑barrier care for people who are intoxicated or emerging from withdrawal through a new Sobering, Triage and Transition (STAT) program, and the county has provided opioid settlement funds to support the work.
"Currently, right now, we are for the month of September, we've already seen 44 patients," Ryan Kent, executive director of STARS, said. He added that 22 of those cases were walk‑ups, indicating more people…
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