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Paterson, NJ is expanding medically assisted treatment services to residents with opioid addictions

Paterson, NJ medically assisted treatment opioid addiction

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The City of Paterson is proposing a new program that would expand medically assisted treatment (MAT) options to residents struggling with opioid addiction. The program would provide on-demand MAT onboarding and prescriptions to appropriate patients within 90 minutes at any time. The MAT proposal earned Paterson the title of "Champion City" as a finalist in the 2021 Global Mayors Challenge.

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Paterson, NJ

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2021 Global Mayors Challenge | Bloomberg Cities

After uncovering the 50 most innovative urban solutions in the wake of COVID-19, the Challenge will award 15 grand prize winners $1 million each—to help cities implement their breakthrough ideas and, ultimately, to spread those ideas to other cities on a global scale.

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Awards

Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors Challenge Award - Champion City

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