Integration: Some Progress and a Need for More

• By: Arlene González-Sánchez NY State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
• October 1st, 2019
• addiction treatment, buprenorphine, emergency care, integrated care, naloxone, opioid crisis, peer support, substance use disorders
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Every contact with a medical provider is an opportunity to help someone address their addiction. And so, it is important for everyone who works in a healthcare setting to recognize addiction, understand the neurobiology, know the standard treatments and be familiar with the resources available...

Seeking Health Care Services While Undocumented

• By: JP DJ AP MR Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• July 1st, 2017
• emergency care, financial barriers, healthcare access, healthcare policy, homelessness, language barriers, medical discrimination, undocumented immigrants
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This article is the fourth in a series giving voice to the perspectives of individuals with lived experiences as they share their opinions on a particular topic. The authors of this column facilitated two focus groups with their peers to inform this writing. The authors are served by Services for...