Research findings show that unlike the war on drugs, treatment for substance use disorders has a tangible impact on crime reduction. Counseling paired with medication, such as methadone or buprenorphine, has been shown to be the most cost-effective way to treat opioid use disorder. C.D.C. researcher Harold Pollack explained, “the economic value of crime reduction largely or totally offsets the cost of treatment.”
ETS Board Chair Passes the Baton →
When former ETS Board Chair Betsy Wells—a trained psychologist and research scientist—was hired to run a federally funded study at… Read more…
Motivational Interviewing at ETS →
Evergreen Treatment Services is training all clinic staff—from counselors to public safety—in the practice of motivational interviewing (MI). ETS believes… Read more…
From the ETS Board of Directors: Black Lives Matter. We Stand in Solidarity. →
Evergreen Treatment Services Board of Directors live in King, Snohomish, and Pierce Counties, and we oversee and steward one of… Read more…
A doctor’s view on the intersection of a pandemic and an epidemic →
We want to give you an inside look at our response to the COVID-19 crisis from the points of view… Read more…
We’re finally treating homelessness as a crisis →
We want to give you an inside look at our response to the COVID-19 crisis from the points of view… Read more…