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Smartphone app can help reduce opioid use and keep patients in treatment, UT Health San Antonio study shows

December 30, 2024

  Patients with opioid use disorder can reduce their days of opioid use and stay in treatment longer when using a smartphone app as supportive therapy in combination with medication, a new study by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) shows. The cohort study of 600 patients found that […]




KABB TV (Fox SA): Resources for substance abuse across the state with ‘Be Well Texas’

November 19, 2024

Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH, senior vice president for research, founding director of the institution’s Be Well Institute on Substance Use and Related Disorders and professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was interviewed for this news segment.   Watch Now


San Anotonio Express-News: UT Health San Antonio gets $9.9M to combat city’s substance abuse crisis, long COVID

November 7, 2024

Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH, vice president for research, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and founding director of the Be Well Institute on Substance Use and Related Disorders, was quoted in this article.   Read More (subscription required)


UT Health San Antonio awarded $9.9 million in county ARPA funds targeting substance use, behavioral health and long COVID

November 6, 2024

Bexar County awarded The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio three grants totaling $9.9 million in federal coronavirus relief bill funding to improve access to health care and create a more equitable and resilient community.




Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Arlington giving free naloxone to businesses to help prevent fatal opioid overdoses

October 28, 2024

Naloxone Texas, a program of Be Well Texas at UT Health San Antonio that distributes naloxone to reverse opioid overdoses, was mentioned in this article.   Read More (subscription required)


WFAA-TV: This North Texas city is giving free naloxone to bars, hotels, motels to prevent opioid overdoses

October 28, 2024

Naloxone Texas, a program of Be Well Texas at UT Health San Antonio that distributes naloxone to reverse opioid overdoses, was mentioned in this article.   Read More


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