States launch mobile addiction clinics to combat fentanyl epidemic - Fox News

CHESTERFIELD, Mo – Some states are coming up with new ways to prevent fentanyl and other drug overdoses, including a system that will show up where it’s most needed.

Places like Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Colorado, and more launched mobile clinics that go straight to the people who may not otherwise get treatment for their addiction.

Assisted Recovery Centers of America (ARCA) in St. Louis offers medication-assisted outpatient treatment for drug and alcohol addiction.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Dr. Nora Volkow said fentanyl is the backbone of overdose deaths.

ARCA CEO Percy Menzies said his calling to bring addiction treatment into the field of medicine began 23 years ago.

Menzies said treatments they offer like medication can make a huge difference in breaking the vicious cycle of having withdrawal symptoms.