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Local recovery program reports placements and cites drop in county overdose deaths
Summary
A recovery services representative reported placements into rehab and detox and said an email from Mayor Juel indicated the county's overdose-related deaths have fallen by 48%; the speaker also cited referral success statistics and several client success stories.
A representative from a local recovery services program updated Meigs County commissioners on placements and outcomes, saying the program placed dozens of residents into treatment this year and that county overdose-related deaths have fallen, according to a mayoral email cited by the presenter.
The presenter (who did not give a name in the recorded segment) told the commission that the packet lists 87 placements into rehabilitation and sober living through May for the current year and that since 2024 the program has placed 158 people in rehab and sober living, 54 in outpatient detox and 23 in inpatient programs. "Since we started this in 2024, we have placed 158 people in rehab and sober living, 54 in outpatient detox, and 23 in inpatient," the speaker said.
The speaker said Mayor Juel had emailed that overdose-related deaths in the county have declined by 48%. The presenter also referenced a national referral partner that operates 61 facilities and said the county is the partner’s No. 3 referrer with an 87.8% success rate for placements.
The representative shared brief success stories of clients who completed treatment and returned to work or delivered a baby substance-free. The commission asked whether placements are mostly county residents; the speaker said many served are Meigs County cases but also include people housed in the county jail who are not necessarily county residents.
The speaker also read an account-balance figure from their materials; the number was unclear in the recording and is recorded here as the presenter stated it. Commissioners did not vote or take direct action on the report during this segment.
