CONTINUING EDUCATION – Our Continuing Education Initiative provides informational presentations, seminars and summits designed to keep clinicians and other medical professionals up-to-date on various public and community health topics. These may include but are not limited to policy briefs and/or updates; statistical data on current epidemics; and diagnosis, treatment, and symptom management of various disease processes.
PROVIDER CAPACITY WORKGROUP – The Provider Capacity Workgroup includes clinicians from Barton Health, Marshall Medical Center, El Dorado Community Health Center, El Dorado Healthy and Human Services Agency and Shingle Springs Wellness Center. The workgroup meets monthly and provides clinical expertise and perspective to identify gaps in healthcare and support development of a system of care for vulnerable populations.
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES
What are SUD Services?
Substance use disorder services include drug and alcohol counseling, medication assisted treatment, detoxification and inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation. (SAMSA)
What is a SUD?
A Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is a dependence on alcohol, street drugs or prescriptions medications for non-medical purposes.
Substance use disorders occur when the recurrent use of alcohol and/or drugs causes clinically significant impairment, including health problems, disability, and failure to meet major responsibilities at work, school, or home.
SUD SERVICES IN EL DORADO COUNTY
Alcoholics Anonymous Western Slope District 22
The Western Slope consists of El Dorado County from its western boundary to Pollock Pines. The Sierra Nevada eastern slope — South Lake Tahoe — affiliates with the Northern Nevada fellowship. Western Slope District 22 has 112 meetings in 29 locations every week and is one of 28 districts
Aegis Treatment Centers provides treatment for substance use disorder through its 34+ Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) and Med Unit locations throughout California. Aegis's model of delivering care combines medication-assisted treatment with many things including but not limited to Caseload Management, Counseling, Support Groups, Social Services, and Education.
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT)
What is a MAT?
Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) is the use of medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a “whole-patient” approach to the treatment of substance use disorders. (SAMHSA)
Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder (OUD):
Acamprosate, disulfiram, and naltrexone are the most common drugs used to treat alcohol use disorder (AUD). They do not provide a cure for the disorder but are most effective in people who participate in a MAT program. (SAMHSA)
Citations:
"Mat Medications, Counseling, and Related Conditions." Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, SAMHSA, 2023, January 25. https://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment/medications-counseling-related-conditions#medications-used-in-mat
"Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders." Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, SAMHSA, 2022, November 22. https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disorders
