CHILLICOTHE, OH — State and local leaders gathered in Chillicothe on Monday to unveil Ohio’s first-ever Mobile Medication Units (MMUs), a new initiative designed to bring lifesaving opioid use disorder treatment directly to underserved rural communities.

The project, a collaboration between the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), Anchor Addiction and Wellness Center, and the Paint Valley Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health (ADAMH) Board, will deploy two fully equipped mobile units across seven southern Ohio counties.

“These units will connect individuals in high-need areas with medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder,” said DBH Interim Director Tia Marcel Moretti . “Data show that people are more likely to seek help when treatment is accessible to them. By

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