The NYSPA Report: Overdose Prevention Centers Keep Our People Alive

• By: Alan T. Rodríguez Penney, MD Janian Medical Care
• July 19th, 2023
• co-occurring disorders, fentanyl, harm reduction, medication-assisted treatment, naloxone, opioid use disorder, overdose, overdose prevention centers, Summer 2023 Issue, supervised injection sites, syringe service programs
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People with opioid use disorder (OUD) have a high prevalence of a serious mental illness (SMI). Nearly 27% of people with an OUD had a co-occurring SMI (Jones and McCance-Katz 2019), which complicates care when access to dual diagnosis treatment is limited. Overdose deaths have steadily increased...

On International Overdose Awareness Day, HHS Announces Awarding of $79.1 Million in Overdose Prevention Grants

• By: | The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• August 31st, 2022
• grants, harm reduction, medication-assisted treatment, opioid epidemic, overdose prevention, treatment and recovery supports
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On International Overdose Awareness Day, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is announcing the awarding of $79.1 million in overdose prevention grants, as part of President Biden’s National Drug...

Today’s Treatment Models Use All the Tools in the Toolbox

• By: Peter Provet, PhD Odyssey House
• April 19th, 2022
• addiction, community, homelessness, medication-assisted treatment, mental health, poverty, rehabilitation, services, Spring 2022 Issue, substance use disorder, treatment
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Treatment for substance misuse begins before someone walks through the doors of a rehabilitation center asking for help. It starts when a person acknowledges their life is out of control - or controlled by a drug of abuse - and harms themselves and potentially others. Denial, conscious and...