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Jacobi Medical Center
was the recipient of a
$350,000 grant from New
York State as part of
several awards to facilitate
the introduction of
medication to wean opioids
users off the drugs
within a hospital’s medical
emergency department
setting.
The grant allows patients
who visit Jacobi’s
Medical Emergency
Department with withdrawal
symptoms to
obtain buprenorphine
for opioid addiction. Additionally,
medicines
and guidance will be
provided to those who
may come into the medical
emergency room to
seek treatment for withdrawal
from alcohol
as well, said Dr. Jantra
Coll, clinical director of
the Jacobi Comprehensive
Addiction Treatment
Center.
The award was the
only one the city’s public
hospital system received,
she said.
“We are very proud
of it, because we are
partnering up with our
(medical) ED,” said Coll,
adding “So many of
these patients are coming
through our (medical)
ED but not making it
to our behavioral health
services.”
Substance abuse
treatment is categorized
under behavioral health,
explained the doctor.
Especially in Jacobi’s
service area, many of the
people who may be addicted
to alcohol, opioids
or other substances are
often referred to treatment
centers, but they
are more likely to seek
help when they are having
physical symptoms
related to addiction, said
Coll.
People coming to
terms with their addiction
may have trouble
going to a drug or alcohol
treatment center, but
may feel more comfortable
with going to get
medical care, said Coll.
“A medical doctor
can create a detox protocol
with the patient
inside of the ED itself,”
said Coll. “We can begin
treatment when they
start coming into the ED
with withdrawal symptoms;
we have addiction
counselors who will
come to the medical ED
and provide support.”
She added: “We are
getting our medical providers
to treat this as a
medical condition and
not see it only as a psychological
condition.”
There is a window
of opportunity when
someone who is addicted
wants to feel better, so
it is important to strike
then by bringing them
treatment options at the
right time, said the doctor.
“It is fl eeting moment
before they have another
trigger (to addiction),”
she said.
You can contact the
Jacobi Comprehensive
Addiction Treatment
Center at (718) 918-4465
for more information.
Dr. Jantra Coll (l), clinical director of the Jacobi Comprehensive Addiction Treatment Center speaks with Omar Archibald,
addiction counselor. The hospital will implementing a new grant that will allow it to bring services to those
addicted to alcohol and opioids into the medical ED, where they may be more willing to seek treatment.
Photo courtesy of Jacobi Medical Center
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