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July 3, 2025

Medicaid Cuts and Addiction Services

Thank you to Patrik Jonsson for including MATTERS' Chief Medical Officer in this discussion on…

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June 11, 2025

Advocacy for EMS Treatment of Opioid Withdrawal Grows

Our Chief Medical Officer advocated for EMS Initiated Buprenorphine (EMS Bupe) in his recent testimony…

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June 3, 2025

MATTERS Leadership Testifies on Synthetic Opioid Adulterants

Thank you to the New York State Assembly Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse for…

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May 6, 2025

MATTERS Advocates Against Naloxone Budget Cuts on CNN

A recent White House budget leak revealed potential plans to cut naloxone (Narcan) distribution programs…

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November 18, 2024

Telemedicine Extended Until December 2025

Exciting News! The flexibility to treat opioid and substance use disorder via telemedicine has been…

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Legislation Providers Telemedicine

November 1, 2024

Telemedicine Regulations Expiring in 2024

MATTERS' Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director of Telemedicine recently authored an article on the…

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March 26, 2024

Commentary: A simple change in state law could bring more opioid users into treatment

External News: Retrieved from Times Union A simple change in state law could bring more…

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December 8, 2023

Matthew’s Law

Written by: Lucy Connery MPH Matthew's Law Passed Matthew's Law was signed by New York…

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Dr. Joshua Lynch (right) and newscasters from Local News Live (LNL)(left) discuss Narcan becoming available as an over-the-counter (OTC) medication.

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September 29, 2023

What to Know about OTC Narcan

Thank you to Local News Live with Gray DC for including MATTERS' Chief Medical Officer,…

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May 30, 2023

DEA Training Requirements

The passage of the MAT Act (2023) removed the X-Waiver requirement for buprenorphine prescribing and included…

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