FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday February 28th, 2019 at 1:00 PM EST Contact: Dionna King, 646-481-3127, dking@drugpolicy.org   Jasmine Budnella, 720-480-5262, jasmine@vocal-ny.org   Keith Brown, 518-527-6263, keith@katalcenter.org    Bill Gordon, 646-924-6146, billgordon37@hotmail.com Statewide Coalition and Elected Officials Held Press Conference, Call on NYS Leadership to Pass and Fully Fund the Bill for Lifesaving Medication-Assisted Treatment in Prisons and...Continue Reading

The medications — buprenorphine, methadone and naltrexone — ease the physical symptoms of opioid withdrawal and reduce a person's chance of overdose dramatically. County officials and partners in the effort hope it will guide more people toward long-term recovery, and reduce their chances of returning to jail for addiction-fueled crimes such as possession or theft.Continue Reading

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