Wellness
LiveSmart: Graduation Celebrations – Think Smart at Post-Event Parties
As we enter the graduation season, it is important that parents reinforce expectations with their child, especially surrounding alcohol and drug use.
St. Peter’s Addiction Recovery Center
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Times Union: ‘It’s Hard to Argue with Lives Saved.’ As Overdoses Soar, Calls for Prevention Centers Grow
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
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
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
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
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
News
Dr. Jason Kirby Named Medical Director of Addiction Services at St. Peter’s Health Partners
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.
Wellness
LiveSmart: Alcohol Use and the Tolerance Connection – How Much is Too Much?
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?
Inside SPHP
St. Peter’s Health Partners Welcomes Dr. Melissa Weimer
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
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.