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Need to address: City jails combat influx of drugs on the inside, recidivism with MAT program
Philadelphia Weekly July 5, 2019 Paul Robbins recently spent about six months in Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility (CFCF), a Philadelphia’s men’s jail, for drug-related charges.Robbins was on methadone when he was incarcerated, […]
Worth a shot: City doubles down on MAT therapy in continued fight against the opioid epidemic
Philadelphia Weekly March 12, 2019 Leonidas Tsiaras is an example of how medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder can turn around someone’s life.After surgery for extraction of his wisdom teeth at […]
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 […]
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 […]
New Philly mandate: Fight opioid crisis with medication-assisted treatment
Billy Penn January 22, 2019 helley Bastos’ problems with opioids started early, after surgeries as a young woman hooked her on Percocet. But after years of battling drug use, she finally […]
Philadelphia doubling down on medication-assisted treatment for opioid addicts
Philly Voice January 18, 2019 It was announced on Thursday that, by next year, individuals with opioid use disorder in Philadelphia will be able to access medication-assisted treatment (MAT) through any […]
