by Lauren Tepfer | Sep 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
DEA Warns that International and Domestic Criminal Drug Networks are Flooding the United States with Lethal Counterfeit Pills WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration issued a Public Safety Alert warning Americans of the alarming increase in the...
by Lauren Tepfer | Jul 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
Congratulations to our Director of Clinical Engagement, Nadeen Makhlouf and Chief Medical Officer, Salvatore Volpe, for their feature in Behavioral Health News! “Fentanyl Test Strips in the Form of Harm Reduction: Study Outcomes” focuses on the harm reduction program,...
by Lauren Tepfer | Jul 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Recently, our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Salvatore Volpe delivered SaferLockRx bottles and Deterra bags to several local pharmacies that have volunteered to participate in an important project to address Substance Use Disorder on Staten Island. This project was made...
by Lauren Tepfer | Apr 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Peer advocates are uniquely positioned to help alleviate the burden by focusing on clients coming into the emergency room for Substance use and behavioral health related illness during the COVID pandemic. New York has been identified as an epicenter for the COVID-19...
by Lauren Tepfer | Dec 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Staten Island PPS has partnered with the MIT Sloan School of Management Health Systems Innovation Initiative to bring together partners from across the nation to form a National Collaborative Consortium on Substance Use Disorder, with the aim of combating the opioid...
by Lauren Tepfer | Sep 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Congratulations to the graduates of the Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) program at the College of Staten Island! These 16 peers will be on the front lines serving our community in the battle against opioid addiction. Each person brings their own unique...
