This podcast, part of the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program (COAP) of the Bureau of Justice, discusses the Essex County, Massachusetts, Sheriff’s Department’s detoxification program.
In this interview, Andrew Klein and Sheriff Kevin Coppinger of Essex, Massachusetts, discuss the success of the Essex County Sheriff’s Department’s detoxification program. ECSD's 28-day detoxification program provides individual counseling sessions with experts and a treatment plan after clients are released that includes partnerships with both private and public spectrums. The detoxification program also employs recovery coaches during and after the program. The goal is to give clients a chance to succeed by providing them with a virtual toolbox of resources. Sheriff Coppinger also discusses occupational training and educational programs that have been successful at the ECSD and the role jails can play in responding to the opioid epidemic. This episode is part of the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program (or COAP) podcast series.
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