MATCONNECT
The MATCONNECT program’s purpose is to increase access to Medications for Addiction Treatment/ Medications for Opioid Use Disorder for uninsured and underinsured low-income Orange County residents
CORE SERVICES
- Assist incarcerated individuals on MAT in transitions of care to clinic partners of MATCONNECT
- Assist individuals using substances in establishing care with a clinic partner of MATCONNECT
- Provide enabling services to assist patients in establishing care, including case management, transportation, telephone, and California ID Fee Waiver
- Helping to support the clinics in establishing MAT programs by offering medical provider training and support, staff training, workflow templates, and more
- Proving referrals to patients seeking services for our clinic partners
ADVANTAGES OF MAT
- Safe
- Cost-Effective
- Reduce the risk of overdose
- Increase treatment retention
- Improve social functioning
- Reduced Risk of Infectious Disease Transmission.
- Reduced Justice system involvement.
OPIOD-INVOLVED DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CALIFORNIA
- In the U.S. there were 93,331 drug overdose deaths reported in 2020.
- Opioids were involved in 69,710 overdose deaths in 2020- 75% of all overdose deaths.
- Synthetic opioids were involved in 57,550 overdose deaths- 62% of all overdose deaths.
- In California, there were 5,363 opioid-related drug overdose deaths in 2020. Of those, 3,857, or 72% were due to fentanyl overdose.
