Project HOMES provides housing for individuals participating in medication-assisted recovery
One of the nation s largest research projects aimed at measuring the outcomes of medication-assisted recovery (MAR) housing for opioid-use disorder will launch this spring, led by harm reduction specialists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) in partnership with the Health and Human Services Commission s Texas Targeted Opioid Response Program (TTOR).
Project HOMES, funded by a $9 million contract from the TTOR program, provides housing for individuals participating in medication-assisted recovery.
The project will provide level II and level III certified recovery residences for individuals across Texas who are recovering from problematic opioid use and using MAR as part of their recovery plan. The study team aims to understand how outcomes vary among residents in MAR homes who have peer recovery coaches in comparison to those who do not have peer recovery
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One of the nation s largest research projects aimed at measuring the outcomes of medication-assisted recovery (MAR) housing for opioid-use disorder will launch this spring, led by harm reduction specialists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) in partnership with the Health and Human Services Commission s Texas Targeted Opioid Response Program (TTOR).
Project HOMES, funded by a $9 million contract from the TTOR program, provides housing for individuals participating in medication-assisted recovery.
The project will provide level II and level III certified recovery residences for individuals across Texas who are recovering from problematic opioid use and using MAR as part of their recovery plan. The study team aims to understand how outcomes vary among residents in MAR homes who have peer recovery coaches in comparison to those who do not have peer recovery coaches, and to those in non-MAR housing.
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