Akron Say No to Dope has spent several months fighting opioid addiction among addicts. Tugg Massa has led the charge with the organization, but said he often runs into problems placing people in rehabilitation programs.
"Certain treatment centers only accept certain Medicaid,” said Tugg Massa. “15 minutes. and if can get to them in that 15 minutes, we stand a good chance. We have the person sitting her in our placement room, and they get discouraged.”
Discouragement spreads among Massa’s board members.
"On top of the placements we have from day two, we're having to deal with the people who were blocked out,” said Massa. "We end up using faith-based organizations they don't require insurance.”
Massa said faith-based treatment keeps him from tailoring treatment needs, especially when addicts have a dual diagnosis.
