Paterson, NJ is expanding medically assisted treatment services to residents with opioid addictions
Paterson, NJ medically assisted treatment opioid addiction
The City of Paterson is proposing a new program that would expand medically assisted treatment (MAT) options to residents struggling with opioid addiction. The program would provide on-demand MAT onboarding and prescriptions to appropriate patients within 90 minutes at any time. The MAT proposal earned Paterson the title of "Champion City" as a finalist in the 2021 Global Mayors Challenge.
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