CMS IN THE NEWS

National

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05/04/23CMS employee discusses opioid epidemic with BBC News
04/26/23Hepatitis C and a Lived Experience with Harm Reduction’s Positive Effects on Recovery
01/12/23Next steps for OTPs: Three executives on their vision for the future
01/07/23Biden talks fentanyl crisis in Mexico: What experts say should be done to stop overdose deaths
09/27/22Uncertain Regulatory Environment Creating Real-World Impacts for Addiction Treatment
06/23/21Opioid Treatment Programs Continue to Face Challenges In Opening Centers
02/11/21Addressing Misconceptions about MAT
07/31/20Isolation, Staff Safety and Licensing Among Issues Being Navigated During Pandemic
07/02/20Early Returns Promising for Contingency Management Initiative
05/27/20How Stavros 24-7 Clinics Handle the Pandemic
04/03/20Addiction Treatment Pivots for Coronavirus
03/27/19Deadly Unlearned Lessons From the Overdose Crisis
06/18/18ATForum profile article of CMS CEO, Nick Stavros
04/06/18PEHub Article on Clearview’s acquisition of CMS
12/13/17ATForum article on 24/7 OTP
08/11/17ATForum Story on CMS’ CHX Integrations
11/11/16Pew Research – In Opioid Epidemic, Prejudice Persists Against Methadone
07/13/15ATForum article on CMS’ efforts in North Dakota

Leadership Team in the News

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02/15/21J Talks: Interview With Nick Stavros, CEO of Community Medical Service‪s‬
10/09/19The Recovery Executive Podcast: Expanding Treatment and Saving Lives Using Methadone, with Nick Stavros
07/24/19KJZZ Radio Interview with Nick Stavros
07/05/19Guidance from a 24/7 Opioid Treatment Program with Nick Stavros and Michael White
06/09/19Lessons learned from the Nations first 24/7 clinic
06/18/18ATForum profile article of CMS CEO, Nick Stavros
05/10/18ADAW Article: When bad news happens: Leadership and Focus on patients helps keeps moral high
02/01/18CEO Opinion Piece in AZ Capital Times
11/21/17YouTube: CMS CEO receiving award from ND First Lady & Governor for CMS’ work in ND
05/01/17Alaska Public Radio discussion with CMS CEO, Nick Stavros
04/24/15Dr. Robert Sherrick – ND Needs Options for Treating Opioid Addicts

Virtual Conferences

DateTitle
01/28/21Substance Use Disorder in the Time of COVID, UA Psychiatry Grand Rounds with Dr. Robert Sherrick
12/14/20We Can’t Go Back: Sustaining MAT Access after COVID, Panel Discussion with Nick Stavros
08/01/20How to Create the Company Culture You Want, NCAD Presentation with Nick Stavros

Alaska

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08/06/16Treatment provider now taking clients struggling with addiction
02/03/16Underserved Against Heroin Addiction: Wasilla Gains Two Drug Treatment Centers
01/14/16Treatment facilities get go-ahead
01/09/16Two new drug treatment facilities proposed

Arizona

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05/22/23Arizona making strides in opioid fight
04/12/23How specialty drug courts changed 3 Arizonans’ lives
01/31/23Neighbors continue to fight for a methadone clinic to enforce a new plan
01/06/23Addiction help now available for pregnant inmates at county jail
09/30/22Pima County receives funds from opioid settlement for overdose prevention efforts
09/29/22Someone you know using opioids? Here’s how to get help in Arizona
09/01/22National Overdose Awareness Day calls for a hard look at continuing crisis
10/14/21Arizona policymakers have been fighting opioid deaths for several years. They’re losing.
06/28/21Federal Grant Funds New Recovery Support Service in Phoenix
05/03/21‘I instantly knew he was dead’: Drug overdoses surge during pandemic, piling tragedy upon tragedy
12/29/20Miles from Recovery: How distance and stigma keep rural Arizonans from opioid treatment
10/14/20Yavapai County Attorney Polk Receives Award for Opioid Prevention Effort
10/25/19Medication Unit Brings Treatment to Rural Communities
09/30/19Breaking the cycle: the opioid epidemic and breaking addiction
07/25/19Bringing neighborhood and clinic together
05/21/19Medication-Assisted Treatment Clinic comes to Kingman – Kingman Daily Miner
04/03/19Opioid Treatment Options Limited for Rural Residents
02/09/19Finding common ground with the nation’s first 24/7 OTOD
02/08/19Desperate to give up opioid, patients flock to 24/7 methadone clinic
05/30/18New Safford Medication Unit Offers Hope
05/30/18New Outpatient Facilities Look to Curb Opiate Abuse
04/27/18New clinic in CG aims to help those with addiction
04/23/18Arizona’s First Med Unit Opens in Casa Grande
11/15/17AHCCCS Press Release on 24/7 OTP
11/02/17First of Its Kind Clinic Offers 24/7 Opioid Addiction Treatment
10/30/17NPR Story on CMS’ 24/7 OTP
10/13/17NPR Story on Opioid Epidemic
01/05/17Substance-abuse treatment industry grows to keep up with demand

Colorado

DateTitle
03/29/23FDA paves way for naloxone sales at gas stations, grocery stores
03/01/23Shortly after opening, Denver-area behavioral health facilities expand
02/22/23Mental health expert weighs in on recent school shooting threats
01/04/23New opioid treatment center sees dozens of patients
11/10/22Aurora becomes site of intensive effort to pull opioid addicts back from the edge

Indiana

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09/02/22Annual event sheds light on overdose, addiction recovery

Montana

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05/12/23“One pill can kill” – How fentanyl is wreaking havoc on Montana
04/26/23Kratom Crackdown: Montana House Bill Aims to Regulate
04/26/23Dr. Robert Sherrick Explains Dangers of New Street Drug Xylazine
10/24/22Spike in fentanyl use leaves Gallatin County on the cusp of crisis
07/27/21County sees emerging crisis with addictive painkiller
02/17/21Mike White presentation with The Montana Board of Crime Control
05/11/13Prescription drug addiction: an equal-opportunity disease

North Dakota

DateTitle
09/27/21New opioid treatment program en route to Grand Forks
02/24/19Minot Opinion Piece: The City was wrong in 2014 to place a moratorium on a methadone clinic
09/09/18Horrors of Heroin
02/28/18Methadone clinic sees uptick in clients, has room for more
01/22/18Demand grows at methadone clinic while F-M opioid deaths, overdoses decrease
09/27/17Health providers adapt to meet opioid crisis
09/26/17Award presentation from Gov & First Lady
08/06/17For those who care, a chance to serve
07/22/17Agencies offer opioid treatment information to public at State Fair
07/07/17Attack on drug issue
04/10/17Why There Is Such A Need For A Methadone Clinic In Fargo
04/07/17Fargo’s Methadone Clinic Expected to be Open in Two Weeks
04/05/17City to take on opioid problem
03/17/17Stakeholders highlight need for local response to opiate abuse
02/10/17Treating Drugs with Drugs
01/29/17ND’s first opioid clinic in Minot busier than expected; Fargo next
11/17/15Minot area law enforcement dealing with surge in heroin use
03/09/15Supporters sway council to approve opioid clinic

Ohio

DateTitle
09/03/22Lorain Correctional now providing medication-assisted treatment to inmates
09/02/22New opiate treatment program at Lorain Correctional hopes to give inmates easy path to recovery
04/08/20Ohio Harm Reduction amidst COVID-19

Texas

DateTitle
05/30/23A Year After Overdose Crisis Declaration, Federal Funds Start Flowing
03/31/23Watch a Texas Tribune conversation about efforts to address fentanyl abuse in Texas
08/18/22Central Health to increase methadone access for substance-use disorder
09/10/21An Opioid Epidemic Within a Pandemic: Advocates demand greater county, city support amidst spike in overdose deaths
03/23/21MAT in Texas Correction: Why Compassion Works
11/14/19San Antonio’s first opioid clinic

Wisconsin

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05/30/23CMS Team Member Reflects on Perspectives of Addiction and Recovery in a City Plagued with Opioid Deaths
05/30/23New CMS Opening in Madison Amid Rise in Opioid Overdose Deaths
05/22/23Milwaukee HOPE kit initiative; new partnership with MPD announced
05/12/23Fentanyl Awareness Day 2023: Dr. Hillary Tamar sheds light on the reality of addiction
05/12/23CMS’s partnership with the Milwaukee Fire Department
05/08/23New CMS Madison Clinic Opening Soon
05/05/23“Cheers and happy tears” – Milwaukee Board of Zoning Approval grants 4 year trial period for opening of CMS clinic
05/04/23PBS Wisconsin: The shifting stigma of drug use and addiction in the suburbs
04/19/23‘Everyone should carry this’: Community learns how to save lives at Narcan demonstration
04/10/23Xylazine, fentanyl overdose deaths still rising
04/05/23Rising Overdose Deaths From Drugs Cut With Xylazine In Milwaukee
04/05/23Milwaukee County overdose deaths; possible ‘bad batch,’ officials say
04/03/2317 suspected overdose deaths since Saturday prompts officials to warn of possible ‘bad batch’ of street drugs
03/31/23‘Zombie drug’ mixed with fentanyl on the rise: ‘An added danger
03/29/23Public health leaders celebrate FDA approval of Narcan, overdose-reversing drug
03/24/23“Wisconsin Faces of Addiction” Memorial Quilts To Be Displayed At Community Medical Services
02/11/23Overdose deaths: Milwaukee groups hold harm reduction drive-thru
02/11/23Milwaukee Overdose Response Initiative
01/04/23Resilient Wisconsin: Here to Help – Hope and Help for Substance Use Disorders (Amanda)
09/14/22Milwaukee Alano Club holds 14th annual Walk for Recovery
09/01/22Wisconsin received $31M to combat the opioid epidemic. Those funds are still in limbo.
08/18/22Milwaukee Gets $18 Million Opioid Settlement
09/29/21Pilot program helps incarcerated people address opioid addiction before being released
06/21/21Maps show Milwaukee’s overdoses on the rise without new treatment options
04/09/20Community Medical Services: Joins Take Back My Meds MKE coalition
04/08/20OTP pushes through pandemic uptick for patients
11/27/19Spotlight on the next step in preventing overdose
08/28/1924/7 clinic helps fight stigma in order to save lives
08/15/19Milwaukee meetup, “Recovery is possible”
05/03/19New Effort to Stem Overdose Deaths, Streamline Access to Treatment Announced in Milwaukee
04/21/19Wisconsin’s First 24-Hour Opioid Treatment Program Opens in West Allis