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Philadelphia promotes buprenorphine for opioid addiction treatment
WHYY March 6, 2019 When Ronald McAdams got out of prison at age 60, he didn’t want to go back to Philadelphia. He’d spent more than 30 years trying to kick […]
From panhandling to a paycheck: How day labor can provide opportunity to Philly’s homeless
Philadelphia Inquirer March 6, 2019 Six months ago, Duncan Gaskins was homeless, living on the street by the Camden waterfront, desperate for a reason not to backslide to the time when […]
Mayor’s Office of Black Male Engagement’s Spotlight Guide
February 19, 2019 THE SPOTLIGHT GUIDE: Engaging Black Men & Boys Transforming the Narrative in the City of Philadelphia Click to view the guide
Philadelphia Offers Free Narcan Training
NBC10 Philadelphia February 19, 2019 Philadelphia is offering free public overdose rescue training due to the opioid crisis. Deputy Behavioral Health Commissioner Roland Lamb and Ramon Cruz, a certified peer’s specialist […]
Nicotine addiction and substance use disorder treatment: The Philadelphia story
Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly February 8, 2019 AThe Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and its leadership have a well-deserved reputation for pioneering recovery-oriented systems of care. Effective Jan. 1, 2019, […]
Philly City Council members get Narcan training
KYW Newsradio February 7, 2019 It’s a sign of the times: Philadelphia City Council members and their staffs received training Tuesday on how to administer the overdose-reducing drug Narcan. Councilwoman Cindy […]
Philly’s behavioral health team: The stigma against this addiction treatment is undeserved
Generocity.org February 6, 2019 What’s in a name? For those following news about the opioid epidemic in Philadelphia and beyond, medication-assisted treatment, or MAT for short, is a frequently encountered phrase. […]
Officials expand medication-assisted treatment as they tackle opioid epidemic
KYW Newsradio January 30, 2019 As Philadelphia continues to struggle with the opioid epidemic, the behavioral health department has announced it will make medication-assisted treatment, or MAT, available to everyone who […]
Philly’s behavioral health team: The stigma against this addiction treatment is undeserved
Generocity January 30, 2019 What’s in a name? For those following news about the opioid epidemic in Philadelphia and beyond, medication-assisted treatment, or MAT for short, is a frequently encountered phrase. […]
Department of Behavioral Health announces it will offer Medication-Assisted Treatment to all
KYW Newsradio January 28, 2019 As Philadelphia continues to struggle with the opioid epidemic, the Department of Behavioral Health has announced it will make Medication-Assisted Treatment available to everyone who enters […]
