WNYT: Health Beat — Opioid Services
Jason Kirby, DO, MBA, medical director of addiction services for St. Peter's Health Partners, appeared on WNYT's Health Beat to discuss the opioid crisis in New York state and the Capital Region [...]
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WRGB: Head of Addiction Services at St. Peter’s Focused on Providing Help
WRGB/CBS6 interviewed Jason Kirby, DO, MBA, medical director of addiction services at St. Peter's Health Partners, for the latest in its series of stories focusing on the opioid crisis in the Capital Region. [...]
Times Union: Capital Region Hospital ERs Join Pilot to Reduce Opioid Use
The Times Union published a story on a new regional effort to reduce opioid use in hospital emergency departments. The Iroquois Healthcare Association is spearheading [...]
WMHT AHA! A House for Arts: Art Therapy
WMHT's AHA! A House for Arts featured St. Peter's Addiction and Recovery Center in Guilderland, where therapists use art therapy as a way to help patients better understand themselves and their addiction. [...]
Times Union: Capital Region Counties Push For Real-Time Data On Opioid Deaths, Hospitalizations
Dr. Melissa Weimer, chief of behavioral health and addiction medicine for St. Peter's Health Partners, was interviewed for a Times Union story on tracking opioid deaths in New York state. [...]
Urge Congress to Pass Comprehensive Solutions to the Opioid Crisis
Please join St. Peter's Health Partners and Trinity Health in urging Congress to pass comprehensive solutions to the opioid crisis - take action by May 24! [...]
WNYT NewsChannel 13: Treatment Options Often Lacking for Opioid Addicts
WNYT NewsChannel 13 aired a story on the growing opioid epidemic in the Capital Region. The report featured an interview with Dr. Melissa Weimer, Chief of Behavioral Health and Addiction Medicine at St. Peter's Hospital. [...]
Times Union: Her Son Needed Help. It Never Came.
The Times Union published an article in its ongoing series on the growing opioid epidemic. Dr. Melissa Weimer and Patrick Carrese were interviewed about the crisis and barriers to treatment. [...]
National Drug Take Back Day
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 28. The day, organized by the Drug Enforcement Administration, offers people a chance to dispose of their unused prescription medications and reduce the chance that these drugs might fall into the wrong hands. It's one simple way to help reduce opioid harm. [...]
Times Union: Opioids – The Epidemic that Won’t Slow Down
The Times Union published a new story as part of its continuing coverage on the growing opioid epidemic in the Capital Region. Dr. Melissa Weimer, Chief of Behavioral Health [...]
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