StateImpact: Oklahoma Paid For More Addiction Treatment And Providers Say It's Saving Lives
4:30 Addiction is time sensitive. Donna Woods says when someone comes to her ready for help she has to act fast. “There’s a very small window when a person says, ‘I need help,’ Woods said. “If there’s not a bed for them, 99% of the time they’re going to go back out to do what they know and that’s using – whether it be drugs or alcohol .” Woods is the executive director and founder of a peer recovery nonprofit based in Oklahoma City named OCARTA (Oklahoma Citizen Advocates for Recovery and Transformation Association). The organization offers community support to people who...
Source: kgou.org