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Franklin County hears Net Recovery pilot report as magistrates consider using opioid-settlement funds to expand treatments
Summary
Net Recovery told the Franklin County Fiscal Court it treated 15 county residents with an FDA-cleared NET device, reported measurable reductions in withdrawal severity and cravings, and proposed an amendment to continue county sponsorship and expand access; magistrates asked technical and budget questions and were told opioid-settlement funds are available to cover expansion.
Rebecca Mech, community liaison for Net Recovery, updated the Franklin County Fiscal Court on a county-sponsored pilot program on Nov. 5, saying the county had sponsored 15 residents for treatment with a NET (neuroelectric therapy) device and that partners now include Isaiah House, Yonder in Berea and Altogether Recovery in Danville, plus two recovery-housing sites.
"Out of the 15 that were allotted to Franklin County, 7 of them were treated in the detention center, 8 of them were treated at Isaiah House," Mech told the court, and she said 10 of the 15 treatments produced what Net Recovery reported as a 100% reduction in the withdrawal-severity scale (including craving…
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