Drug treatment for opioid addiction: Podcast interview with CleanSlate CEO Greg Marotta

freedom-1886402_1280[audio src="https://healthbb.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/hbdew054-davd-e-williams-interviews-cleanslate-ceo-greg-marotta.mp3"][/audio]The opioid epidemic gives addiction treatment providers an opportunity to demonstrate what they can do to stem the tide. CleanSlate operates treatment centers in multiple states, employing a medication assisted approach. In this podcast interview, CEO Greg Marotta describes what he's seeing and how the company is responding.We discussed:

  • (0:10) How serious is the opioid epidemic?
  • (1:09) What kind of approaches are traditionally to treat addiction? What works well and where are there shortcomings?
  • (2:22) Are people coming to treatment through primary care? Or the behavioral health system?
  • (4:06) How does medical/behavioral integration work? What does it really mean?
  • (6:56) CleanSlate is well know for medication based treatments. What kind of medications are available? Who is the approach best suited for?
  • (8:09) What is the typical course of treatment?
  • (9:49) As addiction has become more visible, it's now front and center for others in health care. Do you collaborate with other organizations and if so, how has it gone?
  • (12:52) You operate in a variety of states, with different cultures. Do you see key differences between Massachusetts, and other states like Texas, Indiana and Wisconsin?
  • (14:53) Will we still be talking about an opioid epidemic in five years? What will it take to get out of it?

By healthcare business consultant David E. Williams, president of Health Business Group.

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