Opioid addiction is a growing concern for Juneau residents. Locals can learn about treatment options available in Juneau at a Monday lecture from an expert in the field.
Rainforest Recovery Center at Bartlett Regional Hospital is hosting a public lecture on medication-assisted treatment of opioid addiction that will take place at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the @360 Studio in the KTOO Building, 360 Egan Drive. The lecture, with Dr. Rachel Solotaroff, will be taped for future broadcast on 360 North Public Television.
Solotaroff is the Chief Medical Officer of the Central City Concern in Portland, Oregon. She provides clinical care in several of CCC’s health care programs, with a focus on individual with chronic pain and/or substance use disorders. She will discuss the basics of medication-assisted treatment and the evidence for such treatment. Central City Concern uses a comprehensive integrated approach to address the need of individuals by providing them with housing, health and recovery assistance.
Dr. Jenna Hiestand, the hospital’s behavioral health medical director, will introduce Rainforest’s office-based medication-assisted treatment program. The program combines counseling and other recovery supports with the prescribed medications (buprenorphine and naltrexone).
A question and answer period will follow the lecture. For more information, call 796-8654.
