Community Services Board Launches New Opioid Recovery Program

From Fairfax County: The Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board is hosting a public information session for people who know someone who has opioid or heroin dependency on Tuesday, January 17, from 7 – 9 p.m. at the Merrifield Center, 8221 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive in Fairfax. All are invited to come to a free, open session to learn about a new CSB opioid dependency treatment group that starts in February. Resolve to help those you love start their journey to recovery in 2017.

Information forum attendees will learn more about the CSB’s new treatment program, termed Coordinating Opioid Recovery and Empowerment, (CORE) that is tailored specifically for people addicted to heroin or opiates. Attendees will also learn about:

How to help someone confront and face the reality of an addiction:

• The assessment process
• Signs and symptoms of drug use
• Detoxification and treatment options
• CSB’s REVIVE opioid overdose reversal training
• The important role of the CSB Peer Support staff

The number of people now facing heroin and opioid dependency has grown dramatically, and the crisis has been labeled as a “public health emergency” in the Commonwealth of Virginia. According to most recent statewide data, the number of fatal opioid overdose deaths is expected to increase by 77 percent by the end of 2016, compared to five years ago. In 2014, for the first time in Virginia, more people died from opioid overdoses than from fatal car accidents. Emergency department visits for heroin overdose for January-September 2016 increased 89 percent, compared to the same nine-month period in 2015. In the first half of 2016, the total number of fatal drug overdoses in Virginia increased 35 percent, when compared to the same time period in 2015, and in 2013, fatal drug overdoses became the number one cause of unnatural death.

The goal of CSB's new CORE intensive outpatient treatment program is to increase engagement and retention in treatment and reduce the opioid epidemic and its consequences in Fairfax County. The program will be open to both men and women, ages 18 and up, who have opioid or heroin dependency. Insurance is accepted; fees will be individually determined based on ability to pay. People will not be turned away due to financial concerns.

For questions about this CSB Public Information Forum, please contact the CSB’s Public Information Office at 703-324-7006.

Help is available now

In emergency situations (24/7):

• CSB Emergency Services - 703-573-5679, TTY 711
• Fairfax Detoxification Center - 703-502-7000,
• TTY 703-322-9080
• Call 911 for a life-threatening emergency.

Non-emergency situations:

• If it’s not an emergency, call CSB Entry & Referral Services at 703-383-8500 during business hours.

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