Dr. Michael Lynch, medical director at the Pittsburgh Poison Center and substance use disorder services at UPMC Health Plan, has made medication-assisted treatment (MAT) a… Read more
Category: opioids
UPMC Hamot Tackles Substance Use Disorder
In every 25 maternity hospital stays in Pennsylvania, one individual is managing a substance use disorder. Dr. Mandy Fauble, executive director of Safe Harbor Behavioral… Read more
Helping People Who Need It Most
Each day, UPMC staffers are fighting the opioid epidemic. Dr. Kevin Kraemer and Dr. Julie Childers share what it’s like to be on the frontlines.… Read more
Rural Pennsylvanians Have Nearby Access to Opioid Treatment, but Still Travel Far to Receive it
Rural Pennsylvania Medicaid enrollees diagnosed with opioid use disorder are driving an average of four times as far as their nearest prescriber to receive medication-assisted… Read more
UPMC Physicians Publish Opioid Safety Guidelines for First Responders
Amid concerns for the safety of first responders exposed to chemicals like fentanyl, UPMC emergency physicians recently published precautionary safety guidelines for emergency medical personnel… Read more