What Is OBOT?

 FRIDAY REPRINT -- What is OBOT? Office-Based Opioid Treatment Programs – also called OBOTs – are a type of outpatient addiction treatment designed for people living with opioid use disorder (OUD). OBOTS are classified under the general umbrella of...

OBOT Works. Just ask Vinnie.

 OBOT Works. Just ask Vinnie. Recovery from heroin is difficult. But with the right team of professionals and friends or family around you, it works. ABT Resident Counselor Vinnie Dabney is a recovering addict. He did heroin for 30 years. “Through my own...

Office-Based Opioid Treatment with Suboxone

 ABT Counseling Offers Opioid Treatment with Suboxone ABT Counseling has invested significantly in the opioid crisis. The counseling practice now has a staff of seven who are working to meet the substance abuse needs of Southwest Virginia through an...

Meet Angela Vaselaros

 Meet Angela Vaselaros, MA ABT has a team of counselors and medical staff who specialize in Office-Based Opioid Treatment. One of the resident counselors on that team is Angela Vaselaros. In this conversation, she talks about treating a patient with...

Heroin Epidemic in 2020

 Heroin Epidemic in 2020 Heroin’s an illegal and highly addictive opioid. There used to be the misconception that it was an inner-city drug. That’s not true. Today’s heroin epidemic has spread through all segments of the population. Risk Factors for Abuse...