“I’m confused, during this time of the war on opioids, that we would be limiting resources for people instead of expanding them," said Joni Schwager, executive director of the Downtown-based Staunton Farm Foundation, which has paid grants to health clinics to add buprenorphine programs. "Many people have been successfully treated using buprenorphine, and I think the more that we can get people in treatment, the fewer people will die, and [more people] will be able to lead productive lives.”
Pending Pa. bill could curb opioid treatment drug
The bill to further regulate prescribing of buprenorphine — including Suboxone — comes as residential rehabs worry about unfilled beds.Staunton Farm Foundation has provided funding to PublicSource to cover issues related to behavioral health. Thank PublicSource for sharing first person essays. Thank you Brittany for your courage to share your personal story.
The more people share their stories, and de-stigmatize mental illness- this is the outcome we all hope for.
They saw a man about to jump off a highway overpass. Cell phone video captured what happened next.
Jen Principe and Toni Musso were stuck in traffic when they spotted a man standing on the ledge of a highway overpass. They called 911, and drove off. Then, Principe remembered Kevin Hines' story and ...
