3/30/2016
PITTSBURGH, March 30, 2016 – With its feature piece on Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC’s Pregnancy Recovery Center on Tuesday, CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley brought international attention to a difficult issue that UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences are confronting head-on: drug abuse and addiction.
Today, UPMC and Pitt are launching a series on our Inside Life Changing Medicine news blog to share the stories of our doctors, researchers and nurses who have made significant efforts to reduce diversion and misuse of prescription opioids.
Part 1: Magee’s Pregnancy Recovery Center Overview
Part 2: Overview of the Opioid Epidemic
Part 3: Tips for Parents on How to Identify if Their Child Might be Abusing Substances
Part 4: Stephanie Bobby: One Nurse’s Special Touch
Part 5: Pitt Public Health Pilots Opioid Overdose Prevention Research
UPMC has many resources to help with drug addiction, including:
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC
Narcotic Addiction Treatment Program
6714 Kelly Street, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15208
412-864-5300
Perinatal Addictions Center
6714 Kelly Street, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15208
412-864-5300
UPMC Mercy
Detox Unit
1400 Locust Street, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15219
412-232-4080
Detoxes from Methadone at 30mg as well as opiates in general
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
Pregnancy Recovery Center
200 Lothrop St., Pittsburgh, Pa., 15213
412-641-1000
Provides comprehensive care for women suffering from opioid addiction by providing medical support to prevent withdrawal during pregnancy, minimizing fetal exposure to illicit substances and engaging the mother as a leader in her recovery
UPMC
Pittsburgh Poison Center
1-800-222-1222
Available 24 hours/day for poison information
UPMC Altoona
Community Crisis Hotline
814-889-2141
Crisis counselors are available 24 hours/day
