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The next Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) training at the College of Staten Island is scheduled for June 25th through August 15th, 2019. The training is completely funded by SI PPS and FREE to participants. Space is limited, so if you or someone you know is...

The Safe Prescriber Pledge Kickoff took place on April 10th at the College of Staten Island's Williamson Theatre. Over 300 professionals representing multiple specialties attended the kickoff, ready to join the effort to reduce opioid related overdoses and...

NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services and Department of Health Announce New Website Designed to Enhance Availability of Addiction Services on Staten Island Portal Will Provide Staten Island Residents with a One-Stop Shop to find State and Local...

Addiction to opioids isn’t a lifestyle choice or a character flaw, it’s a chronic disease, says a coalition of Staten Island medical professionals spearheading an effort to treat addiction as a medical condition. “If we understand that it’s a biological condition,...

STATEN ISLAND PERFORMING PROVIDER SYSTEM TAKES STRIDES IN COMBATTING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC WITH THE SAFE PRESCRIBER PLEDGE The Safe Prescriber Pledge is another step in the right direction for prescribers to join in on the fight against the opioid epidemic. Staten...

"A borough-based health alliance has launched a new initiative in the battle against Staten Island’s opioid crisis, one that is aimed at the legal prescribers of the very drugs that are snaring so many in addiction. The goal of the Safe Prescriber Pledge campaign is...