Since 1999, over a million people in the United States have lost their lives to opioid overdose. This ongoing tragedy, called the Opioid Crisis, causes harm to individuals and families in every community in the country. No one is immune: from celebrities to doctors to stay-at-home parents to young adults to retirees, the Opioid Crisis – and opioid addiction – affects us all.
Hope for People with Opioid Addiction: Effective Treatment Is Available
Evidence shows that the most successful approach to treating opioid use disorder (OUD) is a comprehensive, whole-person approach that involves a combination of medically managed detoxification, therapy, counseling, education, lifestyle changes, family involvement, peer and community support, and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) with FDA-approved medication opioid use disorder (MOUD) when appropriate.
Finding the Right Combination: Programs That Work for You
Addiction treatment experts consider this integrated approach – which prioritizes addressing all the biological, psychological, and social factors that contribute to opioid addiction – the gold-standard treatment for opioid use disorder. At Kolmac, we provide medically monitored medication support during detox to mitigate the symptoms of withdrawal and help patients prepare for treatment and start on the path toward sustainable, long-term recovery.
The Kolmac Approach: Fifty Years of Innovative Addiction Treatment
For people seeking treatment for opioid addiction, the three-step Kolmac approach combines the effectiveness of inpatient treatment with the flexibility and affordability of outpatient care. Our individualized, evidence-based, data-driven programs provide life-changing treatment. Each treatment plan includes an individualized combination of the following:
- Detox when needed
- Intensive outpatient treatment (IOP)
- Group therapy
- Medication-assisted treatment (MAT)
- Outpatient treatment
- Partial hospitalization treatment (PHP)
- Relapse prevention
- Family programs
We maintain conveniently located treatment centers in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington DC.
Opioid Addiction / Opioid Use Disorder: What You Should Know
Opioid addiction/opioid use disorder may include addiction to prescription or illicit opioids:
Prescription opioids:
- Vicodin
- Percocet
- Codeine
- Morphine
- Oxycontin
- Demerol
- Dilaudid
- Fentanyl
Illicit opioids:
- Heroin
- Opium
- Fake prescription opioids
- Illicit fentanyl/carfentanil
It’s important to know that most of the prescription opioids we list above are also manufactured illegally and distributed nationwide by drug traffickers. These illicitly produced drugs are more dangerous than their legal counterparts and more dangerous than illegal heroin or opium, because they often contain fentanyl, which is 50 times more powerful than heroin, or carfentanil, which is 100 times more potent than fentanyl.
These illicit drugs are a main driver of the overdose crisis.
In 2023 in the United States:
81,083 died of opioid overdose – that’s over 2020 people a day.
74,088 died of overdose from fentanyl /synthetic opioid overdose – that’s over 200 people a day.
8.5 million people misused prescription opioids.
5.3 million people had an opioid use disorder.
Yet, in 2023 in the United States:
1.8 million people received treatment for opioid addiction
1.0 people received medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction.
The difference between the number of people who need treatment and the number of people who received treatment is called the treatment gap. In the U.S. the treatment gap is far too large: only 33% of people with OUD received any treatment, and only 18% received the gold-standard treatment for opioid addiction, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) with medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD).
At Kolmac, our goal is to close that treatment gap by offering opioid addiction programs that are effective, convenient, and affordable.
Continuing Care: Your Lifelong Recovery Is Our Goal
Treatment is the first step toward a new life.
The skills you learn during your official treatment program will last a lifetime – but the end of your IOP, PHP, or outpatient program is really the beginning. It’s the beginning of your new life – the life you choose to live on your terms, in the way you decide, free from the disruptive and painful cycles of behavior associated with opioid addiction.
To help you live that new life, we provide ongoing support to help you move forward in your recovery journey. Upon completion of your treatment program at Kolmac, you’ll have access to:
- Access to 50+ support groups
- Services at convenient locations
- Day and evening support
- Organized feedback for referral sources
Seeking treatment for a substance use disorder is a critical first step toward long-term recovery. We can help you set and achieve your goals for recovery and give you the tools you need to live without the use of opioids. Our evidence-based therapies and time-tested procedures and protocols will help you learn, grow, and thrive – in recovery and in life.