The Case for Community Recovery Centers

• By: Roy Kearse, LCSW, CASAC Samaritan Daytop Village
• January 1st, 2020
• community services, harm reduction, opioid epidemic, peer support, post-treatment care, recovery centers, relapse prevention, substance use disorder
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According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, “Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids.” In 2018 alone, opioids claimed the lives of more than 3,000 New Yorkers, according to the New York State Department of Health. The misuse of and...

Funding for NYS Opioid Epidemic

• By: The Office of New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
• January 1st, 2019
• addiction treatment, first responder training, medication-assisted treatment, opioid epidemic, peer support, recovery centers, substance use disorders, telehealth services
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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced more than $9 million in federal funding has been secured to expand opioid addiction treatment services across the state. This funding includes $5.7 million to expand access to medication assisted treatment, $2.1 million to develop new recovery centers in areas of...