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Mission Statement
Our Mission
The mission of the California Opioid Maintenance Providers is to:
- Promote access to opioid addiction treatment using medication and psychosocial intervention.
- Distribute information about medication-assisted treatment, reduce stigma, dispel myths, and foster understanding and acceptance.
- Encourage clinicians, administrators, and policymakers to use evidence-based interventions.
- Advocate for patients who use opioid medications as a tool in recovery.
How We Support Our Mission
- Providing resources and training opportunities.
- Educating policymakers.
- Improving quality assurance.
- Collaborating with other California programs and organizations.
- Collaborating with the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) and other national organizations.
Benefits of COMP Membership
- Receive information about the growth and development of opioid treatment services in California and across the country through COMP's affiliation with AATOD.
- Participate in a forum for coordination and communication among opioid treatment programs.
- Access the Members Only section of the COMP website.
- Stay informed about changes in applicable laws and regulations, as well as advancements in opioid treatment.
- Gain enhanced access to legislative and regulatory officials through COMP's long-standing relationships and Sacramento advocates.
President's Message
The California Organization of Methadone Providers (COMP) was incorporated as a not-for-profit (501c) corporation on May 31, 1991. In 2002, COMP introduced new pharmacotherapy and other treatments and became the California Opioid Maintenance Providers.
Today, COMP represents most of the approximately 150 licensed Narcotic Treatment Programs (NTPs) in California, making it the largest and oldest organization of its kind in the country.
COMP has sponsored many legislative measures that have improved access to high-quality medication-assisted treatment through NTPs, including non-physician ownership of NTPs, office-based opioid treatment, and the Drug Medi-Cal Reimbursement Methodology.
COMP has enjoyed a strong working relationship with the Department of Health Care Services for three decades, helping to ensure state regulations reflect clinical experience rather than politics or philosophy. As a member of the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD), COMP has also influenced national legislation and policy.
We take pride in our accomplishments but are never complacent. We continue to face challenges and prejudices that have existed since our inception. Today, decades of medical and scientific data show that opioid dependency is a medical disease and should be treated as such. Methadone, combined with counseling, offers an effective treatment option for opioid dependency.
We encourage you to become part of COMP and move with us into the future as we continue to be vigilant and vocal advocates for humane treatment. COMP is only as strong as the commitment of its members. Many lives depend on our willingness to meet the challenges NTPs and their patients face each day.