Nov 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
In The News Local Harris County Receives More than $2 Million Grant from CDC to Combat Opioid Overdoses KHOU | 11/19/2019 Harris County Public Health received more than $2 million in grant money from the CDC to address opioid overdoses. KHOU shares the success story...
Sep 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
In The News Working to address the opioid crisis FOX26 Houston | 09/12/19 Houston is working to address the opioid crisis before it becomes an epidemic in the city. Houston Health Department and Houston Recovery Center talk about these efforts and why everyone must...
Sep 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
In The News Houston Recovery Center Offers Different Kind of HopeHouston Chronicle | 09/09/2019In six years, the Houston Recovery Center has provided a place for thousands of publicly intoxicated individuals to stay safe as they sober up and find treatment. Read...
Jul 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
In The News “HEROES” Helps Save Lives from Opioid Addiction KHOU | 07/19/2019 UTHealth’s Houston Emergency Opioid Engagement System (HEROES) proactively targets those who had an opioid overdose and invites them to participate in free treatment...
Jun 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
In The News Houston ED Opioid System Integrates Assertive Outreach with Comprehensive Care for Opioid Use Disorder Journal of Emergency Medical Services Eight months ago, 35-year old Adam Smith was living in his car in Houston, dealing with the fallout from opioid use...
May 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
In The News Can This New Research Program Teach Houston How to Tackle Opioid Abuse? Houstonia From the moment Jeremy started using opioids in 2012, he spent most of his time trying to figure out how to quit. He’d ended up addicted in the same way so many others...