offer medication-assisted treatment (MAT) options and a handful of syringe-exchange sites will be able to provide MAT by the middle of the year.
Additionally, the five boroughs of the most populous city in the nation currently have more than 130 addiction specialists and health care providers available to assist residents who need professional help related to substance abuse.
“We actually have available [addiction] treatment,” said Hillary Kunins, M.D. and New York City Health Department commissioner’s assistant.
Author: Livia Areas-Holmblad
Livia Holmblad is an editor at Addiction Now and covers breaking news, features and everything in between. She moved to SoCal after living in NYC for about 10 years, where she worked for VICE and SinoVision as a writer, editor, host, producer, and director. Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro. Contact Livia at liviah@addictionnow.com
