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Medically-assisted Treatment: Myths vs. Facts
Medically-assisted treatment, or MAT, are medications that can be used in combination with behavioral therapy, or other forms of treatment, to treat Opioid Use Disorder (OUD).
The Truth About Harm Reduction
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) defines harm reduction as an evidence-based approach that saves lives by engaging with people who use drugs and equipping them with the tools and the information to facilitate positive change in their lives. Harm reduction reduces overdose and overdose-related death, decreases the risk of infection and disease, and improves the overall well-being of others.
Naloxone: Myths vs. Facts
Have you heard about the medication that reverses an overdose? Did you wonder if that was true? Have concerns about who should carry it and how to use it?
Change the Conversation
Did you know: simply changing the words we use to talk about and to people with substance use disorder can have a meaningful impact in their likelihood to seek treatment, maintain sobriety, and develop social connections?
Words Matter
Virginia Delegate Jason Ballard introduced a bill that would change the name of the Drug Treatment Court Act to the Recovery Court Act.
Musician Jelly Roll testified before Congress about fentanyl crisis
Jason "Jelly Roll" DeFord delivers an opening statement at a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing about fentanyl awareness and legislative solutions…