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Philadelphia treatment center smoking ban doesn’t deter addicts
6 ABC July 1, 2019 CENTER CITY (WPVI) — Philadelphia health officials say the smoking ban at the city’s drug treatment centers isn’t detering people from seeking addiction help. They started […]
New Philadelphia emergency unit responds to overdoses in Kensington
WHYY June 10, 2019 Every morning at 8 o’clock, social worker Shane Randall gets an email telling him which addiction-treatment facilities have available beds that day. But Randall doesn’t work for […]
Ad campaign promotes medically assisted treatment for addiction
KYW Newsradio March 6, 2019 PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Advertising has proven effective at getting people to consume things. But will it work to get people to stop consuming drugs? Philadelphia […]
Philly ad campaign promotes medication-assisted opioid treatment
Philly.com March 6, 2019 Despite an opioid overdose epidemic that has killed thousands and stalled the lives of many more, Philadelphia still has plenty of treatment slots, both inpatient and outpatient, […]
Philly launches media campaign toutin medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction
Philly Voice March 6, 2019 Philadelphia officials unveiled a new advertising campaign Tuesday that urges people battling opioid addiction to seek medication assisted treatment. There are some 12,000 medication-assisted treatment slots […]
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 […]
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, […]
