Outpatient Addiction Treatment Center Opening

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - Aug. 23, 2018 - PRLog -- Local residents will benefit from a new outpatient addiction treatment center.

Opening September 5, the St. Kolbe-Puckett Center for Healing (St. Kolbe-Puckett) will begin accepting patients. Named after the patron saint of people dealing with drug addiction as well as in honor of co-founder Mark Puckett's son, the center will accept patients with or without insurance.

On an appointment basis, center staff will distribute buprenorphine to patients requiring medication-assisted treatment. In addition, support groups and meditation courses will be offered on a weekly basis.

St. Kolbe-Puckett representatives have also partnered with Assisted Recovery Centers of America. They are currently planning ways in which to offer telehealth to clinic patients in the near future.

While the downtown location of the center originally concerned business owners and nearby residents, their worries were soon assuaged. The center should be a welcome resource to the community. Buchanan County, where St. Joseph is located, only has a handful of addiction treatment services, according to the Addiction Policy Forum's Addiction Resource Center database.

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) reported that more than 950 opioid-related drug overdose deaths occurred last year in the state.

State government officials have made efforts to curb the state's opioid epidemic, including increasing naloxone training and passing multiple bills.

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