A growing body of evidence states that treating drug and alcohol abuse is more costly than treating cancer and obesity. In response to this evidence, Magellan Health Service has rolled out a national program aimed at substance abuse.
Magellan said medication-assisted treatment (MAT) intervention to battle substance use disorders has shown success in recent years in several trials in Texas and Georgia.
MAT relies on increasing the use of proven medications… to treat recovering abusers of alcohol and other drugs as part of an outpatient treatment program, Magellan said. [Source: Hartford Business Journal]
Magellan has made training available to treatment centers and other facilities that deal with substance and alcohol abuse. The company’s chief medical officer, Gary M. Henschen, M.D., says Magellan is confident that inclusion of medication into treatment programs will “help reduce relapse.”
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Posted By: Stefanie Hamilton