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Times Union: ‘It’s Hard to Argue with Lives Saved.’ As Overdoses Soar, Calls for Prevention Centers Grow

April 26, 2022 Courtney Weisberg

Jasmine Guerrero-Wiggs, operations manager for St. Peter’s Addiction Recovery Center in Albany, speaks to the Albany Times Union about efforts to address the growing opioid crisis in New York state.

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WTEN: Marking Overdose Awareness Day Amid Pandemic-Related Spike

September 9, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

Jason Kirby, D.O., medical director for St. Peter’s Addiction Recovery Center and Chief of Behavioral Health for SPHP, discusses changes to addiction treatment wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the dramatic increase in overdose deaths during an appearance on WTEN/News10.

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WNYT: Getting Back to Traditional Care

May 20, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

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..

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Times Union: Prescription for Progress Letter to the Capital Region

February 12, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

The Prescription for Progress coalition, of which St. Peter’s Health Partners is a member of, wrote a letter to citizens of the Capital Region concerning a likely settlement with the opioid industry. The letter calls for appropriate allocation of settlement funds to benefit those struggling from opioid use disorder.

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WNYT: Health Beat — Opioid Services

January 9, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

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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Dr. Jason Kirby Named Medical Director of Addiction Services at St. Peter’s Health Partners

December 10, 2019 Courtney Weisberg

Jason Kirby, DO, MBA, has joined St. Peter’s Health Partners as medical director of addiction services. Dual board-certified in family medicine and pending board certification in addiction medicine, Dr. Kirby oversees the medical providers in the St. Peter’s Addiction Recovery Center.

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LiveSmart: Alcohol Use and the Tolerance Connection – How Much is Too Much?

April 11, 2019 Robert Webster Jr.

April is Alcohol Awareness Month to increase awareness and understanding to those who struggle with alcoholism. It’s a good time to examine your own use and ask the question: How much is too much?

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St. Peter’s Health Partners Welcomes Dr. Melissa Weimer

September 16, 2017 Corporate Communications Staff

Melissa Weimer, DO, MCR, has joined St. Peter’s Health Partners as chief of behavioral health and addiction medicine for the system’s Acute Care Albany division.

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Times Union: The Connection Between Addiction and Careers

August 10, 2017 Robert Webster Jr.

The Times Union spoke recently with several local experts about addiction in an article focusing on the announcement from Senate Republican Majority Leader John Flanagan that he was seeking help for alcohol dependency.

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LiveSmart: Think Smart at Post-Graduation Parties

June 7, 2017 Robert Webster Jr.

June in the Capital Region means high school graduation time, with weekends full of ceremony, laughter and even a few tears. For students and parents alike it is an emotional, memorable time. However, after-parties marred by alcohol and drug use can make the occasion memorable for the wrong reasons.

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