March 29, 2022 - Allentown, PA
The Wolf Administration visited Lehigh Valley Health Network's Valley Health Partners Community Health Center (VHP) to discuss their participation in the administration's expansion of the Rural Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment in Pennsylvania project (Project RAMP). Project RAMP expands access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) across primary care providers in rural Pennsylvania. "The expansion of medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder into primary care practices will help combat stigma by treating the disease of addiction just like any other chronic disease such as heart disease or diabetes," said Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) Secretary Jen Smith. "The success of Project RAMP shows that we have a golden opportunity to increase access to life-saving resources, especially in rural parts of Pennsylvania, and ultimately save more lives. I applaud the tremendous work done by Lehigh Valley Health Network and the University of Pittsburgh and hope that this project will serve as a model to further increase access to substance use disorder treatment across the commonwealth."
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