by Better Life Partners Team | Apr 3, 2023 | Blog
April is Medicaid Awareness Month Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that provides essential health services to low-income families and individuals, pregnant women, children, and people with disabilities. It plays a critical role in promoting public health...
by Better Life Partners Team | Jan 18, 2023 | Blog
*If you are struggling with opioid use and want treatment, call or text us at (866) 679-0831. We can help today. The United States is in the middle of an opioid crisis and more than 3 million Americans have had or do suffer from opioid use. Opioids, regardless...
by Better Life Partners Team | Jul 20, 2022 | Blog
“We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there ‘is’ such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for...
by Better Life Partners Team | Feb 23, 2022 | Blog
For the past two decades, opioid-related deaths in Massachusetts have been well above the national average, reaching 30 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. With Massachusetts, notably rural areas, continuing to struggle with opioids, it’s clear that community members...
by Better Life Partners Team | Oct 29, 2021 | Blog
During the Covid-19 pandemic, overdose deaths have surged across the United States and haven’t shown any signs of slowing down. New England has been hit hard by the opioid epidemic, with Maine seeing a 33% increase in overdose deaths. With statistics as devastating as...
by Better Life Partners Team | Oct 6, 2021 | Blog
A lot of scary headlines out there might be telling you about the opioid epidemic and the death toll it’s taking. There’s another headline they could be writing, though, one about hope. Across the world, the use of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for...