WRGB CBS6 News: A Second Career: A Local Man Helping People Fight Addiction

Jason Kirby, DO, medical director for addiction and recovery services at St. Peter’s Health Partners, spoke to the Times Union about the rise in drug overdoses and the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly when it comes to providing treatment for those struggling with addiction.

Samaritan Hospital is receiving $250,000 as part of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) first-ever Zero Suicide grant.

WNYT interviewed Jason Kirby, DO, medical director of addition services for St. Peter’s Health Partners, for its special series on addiction during the COVID-19 pandemic..