Salvador Ceniceros, a psychiatrist on the front lines of the opioid epidemic, took a break between seeing patients the other day to reflect. He’s finally gaining traction at Jordan Valley Community Health Center, which gives him a sense of urgency to speak his mind. Since July 2018, Jordan Valley, which has nine clinics in southwest Missouri that offer medical, dental and other services, has been doing something unheard of in Missouri. It has a walk-in clinic for people addicted to opioids. Even if they have an appointment, it’s OK to be days late. “If you don’t find a way to allow people to filter in when they need it, you are going to lose them,” Ceniceros said. “You are going to lose them to overdose. You are going to lose them to whatever.”
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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