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Southwest Behavioral Health outlines clinic-based opioid treatment, naloxone distribution and recovery supports
Summary
Laurie Moles, program coordinator for Southwest Behavioral and Health Services, told the Mohave County Board of Health that her agency runs a clinic-based opioid replacement program that combines medication with case management, vocational referrals and harm‑reduction supplies.
Laurie Moles, program coordinator for Southwest Behavioral and Health Services, told the Mohave County Board of Health that her agency runs a clinic-based opioid replacement program in Bullhead City and a 10‑bed residential facility, Marina Point, and emphasizes treatment and social supports rather than “dose and go.”
Moles said the clinic prescribes methadone, Vivitrol (monthly injection), Suboxone and Subutex and requires a minimum of one hour of case management per month for clients. “What we’re looking to do there is to not only reduce harm to the person that walks into our…
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