UPMC Mercy was selected as one of 30 emergency department (ED) sites across the U.S. to participate in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Helping… Read more
Tag: addiction
‘It Wasn’t a Moral Problem’
Eight years struggling with substance use disorder, three years in recovery. Eleven years ago, Ashlie Mikush, UPMC peer navigator, never would have dreamt her life… Read more
UPMC Mercy’s ED Has Your Back
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
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