President and CEO
CODAC Behavioral Health Care
Cranston, Rhode Island
Linda E. Hurley is the president and CEO of CODAC Behavioral Health Care, Rhode Island’s oldest and largest — and only nonprofit — outpatient opioid treatment program (OTP). Under Hurley’s leadership, CODAC has been a national leader in developing new paradigms for the treatment of opioid use disorder, including creating a national model for medication-assisted treatment services in carceral settings and deploying the first mobile unit to offer methadone services under the new DEA regulations.
Hurley is a clinician, educator, mentor and, most significantly, a leader in the field of addiction. She has worked in substance use treatment and mental health care for 30+ years and effected policy change throughout the state. Her work is grounded in two core principles: Ensuring that every person with a substance use disorder receives comprehensive, person-centered treatment, and emphasizing collaboration across the continuum of care.
Hurley recently received awards for bringing research to service and for community collaboration. In late spring 2024, she will oversee the opening of a fully integrated health and wellness facility that offers OTP services — along with primary care, mental health services, dental services and an onsite, full-service pharmacy — and more under the same roof.