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The MAT Expansion Project Helps Patients Struggling With Opioid Addiction
In this interview with Bay Area Focus, DHCS’ Marlies Perez explains that opioid use disorder is a disease that changes an individual’s brain chemistry. Medication assisted treatment can help individuals overcome opioid addiction and achieve long-term recovery.
The MAT Expansion Project is Working to Increase Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatment
In this ABC 10 Sacramento and Company interview, DHCS’ Marlies Perez highlights the MAT Expansion Project’s efforts to address the opioid epidemic in California. With drug overdoses now the leading cause of death in the US for individuals age 50 and under, these...
ABC7’s California Spotlight Takes a Look at the Opioid Epidemic in California
In this spotlight by ABC7, Marlies Perez, Division Chief of the Substance Use Disorder Compliance Division at DHCS, explains the role of the MAT Expansion Project in expanding access to treatment for individuals with opioid use disorders and combating the stigma that...
Visit the DHCS News Releases page to view past news releases from the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) on the DHCS Opioid Response.
Visit the Newsletters page to view past DHCS Opioid Response newsletters.