Our Mission and Vision:
To treat people whose health and quality of life are compromised by alcohol, drugs and mental health challenges. We do so through patient-centered care, partnerships with other healthcare providers and community partners, and through advocacy for effective public policy. CODA envisions communities in which substance abuse and mental health conditions are recognized as public health issues that are preventable and treatable. We envision a society in which people with histories of substance abuse and mental health conditions, people at risk for these conditions, and people in recovery are valued and treated with dignity and respect. We envision a society in which stigma, prejudices, discrimination and other barriers to recovery are eliminated. We envision a society in which effective prevention efforts and quality treatment are widely available to the communities and individuals who need them. The agency was established in 1969 as part of a state effort to provide methadone to clients in need of treatment who could benefit from this medicine. CODA became an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit in 1979. Today CODA offers 14 programs in Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, and Clatsop Counties. CODA’s Outpatient Addiction Medicine Division/Opioid Treatment Program provides methadone and buprenorphine therapies to individuals dependent on opioid drugs. We provide counseling, medical management and care coordination, including help with finding and maintaining employment and safe, stable housing. This program is accredited by The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (formerly JCAHO), and is the only such program in Portland to have earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval®. CODA will not deny services due to an inability to pay. In the years since our founding we have added services including transitional housing, gender-specific residential programs, and outpatient treatment, including DUII classes, in Washington and Clackamas Counties. In 2020 we opened an additional Opioid Treatment Program center in Seaside (Clatsop County, Oregon).. We also offer residential programs serving adults with severe and persistent mental illness and clients under jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board. CODA also has oversight and administration of multiple alcohol and drug programs in Washington County, including DUII classes, drug court and community corrections. CODA's Research Program was formed in the belief that treatment driven by real time data is critical to optimal patient outcomes. The Research Program has collaborated with Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), Dartmouth College, University of Pittsburgh, University of Washington, Virginia Commonwealth University, Kaiser Permanente, and other institutions on research funded by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and other foundations and agencies. CODA was one of the original members of the Robert Wood Johnson grant for improvement of clinical services through the Network for Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx). CODA Research is one of three recipients of the SAMHSA 2012 Science and Service Award.
