THANK YOU FOR A GREAT YEAR
As the end of 2025 draws near, the MATTERS team would like to extend its sincerest gratitude to our partners and community stakeholders for your support!
Our annual Year in Review report is coming out in January!
This year’s report will highlight the impact MATTERS had across New York State and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
MATTERS AT BEYOND ADDICTION SYMPOSIUM
Our outreach team and Chief Medical Officer recently attended the Beyond Addiction: Prescription for Progress Symposium in Albany, New York.
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MONTHLY REFERRAL PLATFORM TRAININGS
We’ve adjusted our monthly webinar schedule! Hosted monthly, our webinars train attendees on the new MATTERS Referral Platform©.
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VITAL SIGNS EMS CONFERENCE
Shout out to Southern Tier & Central New York Outreach Coordinator, Martie Ritz, for presenting at the Vital Signs EMS Conference last month!
EMS: A GATEWAY TO CARE
Harm Reduction Highlights
HONORED AT AMERSA IN PORTLAND, OREGON
We’re proud to share that our Harm Reduction team received the John Nelson Chappel Best Curricula, Quality Improvement and Program Abstract Award for their submission on MATTERS’ Syringe Service Program.
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NEW VENDING MACHINE RESEARCH PUBLICATION
MATTERS was published in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice! Read the article to learn more about how we implemented our statewide vending machine program.
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THE “WHO” OF DRUG CHECKING SERVICES
Read as our Harm Reduction Manager dives into three main groups of people invested in drug checking: People who use drugs, institutional providers or agencies, and funders.
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News & Media
MATTERS Joins the Buffalo Brief
MATTERS joined the Buffalo Brief to share about our program’s inclusion in the 2025 Innovations 4 Substance Use Disorder cohort.
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Kratom Byproducts: 7-OH and MP
7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) and pseudoindoxyl mitragynine (MP), are semi-synthetic byproducts of kratom in the U.S. market.
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Transportation Solutions
Outreach Coordinator Raven highlights transportation barriers for treatment access and how MATTERS can address them.
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Meet the MATTERS Team
