Southern NJ MAT
Center of Excellence
SNJMATCOE
Expanding Care & Promoting Excellence
Ending Stigma & Saving Lives
The Southern NJ MAT Center of Excellence (SNJMATCOE) offers education, mentoring, collaboration, & networking across the nine southern counties of the state:
Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Ocean, & Salem.
We are also deeply committed to expanding MAT access & services at our academic centers in Southern New Jersey: Cooper University Health Care & Rowan University.
Our MISSION is to increase statewide capacity to provide standard of care treatment for patients with substance use disorder through mentoring & education;
building working collaborations within the community;
& conducting research & developing novel &
innovative models of service delivery.
Our VISION is to end the stigma of addiction & ensure
that all people with substance use disorder have access
to high-quality, evidence-based care so they may live
full & satisfied lives.
Gratitude to our entire multidisciplinary team & our many stakeholders & friends for ongoing support throughout 2021.
Please note that our website is continually being updated with new resources & an accessible & user-friendly format & design.
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News & Updates
COVID–19 Tips for Safety During the Outbreak
COVID–19 Resources
for Individuals
Vital Strategies & National
Harm Reduction Coalition:
Safer Drug Use During COVID–19
Free Emergency Mail-Order Naloxone in NJ
CALL:
877-4NARCAN or (877) 462-7226 to request naloxone, or also request online through nextdistro.org/newjersey
Naloxone Distribution & Training Programs Guide
available in both interactive & print formats at:
This comprehensive county-by-county guide for
health care professional reference & patient education
includes pharmacies who dispense NARCAN®
(naloxone hydrochloride) Nasal Spray & the recent
FDA-approved generic naloxone hydrochloride
nasal spray (utilizing standing orders, & via prescription).
This guide was a special research project initially
developed in Spring 2020, with gratitude to our
dedicated team of content experts, interns,
medical students, & peer specialists who supported
research design & data collection.
Neurobiology of Addiction
An addiction or a use disorder is a brain disease that occurs after repeat exposure to substances or activities that result in reward (positive) & withdrawal (negative) cycles.
When a brain is exposed to these cycles over and over, the end result is change in the brain structure & connections that can change behavior. People often experience impulse control, or the inability to stop a behavior such as using a substance.
Over time, using substances or engaging in the addictive behavior often doesn't even feel pleasurable anymore, but people with
use disorders have a compulsion to continue to use as if it is survival, & an inability to stop or assess risk.
This can be detrimental to relationships, productivity, & engaging in normal life activities. It can result in severe emotional & physical distress.
The good news is that for some addictions, like opioid use disorder, we have medications that can help stop this cycle & stabilize the brain. Research clearly demonstrates that these medications save lives (decrease mortality) & help people live longer,
more productive, & satisfying lives.
2019
1082
143
1690
Year Southern NJ MAT Center of Excellence Was Established
Providers X-Wavier Trained by
Southern NJ MAT
Center of Excellence
as of April 1, 2022
Patients Started on Bupe
IN THE FIELD by
Cooper EMS
as of April 1, 2022
Patients Started on Bupe in the Cooper ED
Since January 1, 2020
as of April 1, 2022
Clinical Mentoring,
Prescriber Trainings, & Prescriber Resources
Clinical Mentoring
Clinical mentorship opportunities with our multidisciplinary team
at Southern NJ MAT Center of Excellence locations are available. Please email our project contact
to learn more.
Prescriber Trainings
Please find registration links for ongoing & upcoming didactic & asynchronous trainings, & other continuing medical education
opportunities.
Resource Connection
Please find prescriber resources for managing patients with substance use disorder in office-based addiction treatment, hospital-based, & emergency medicine & urgent care settings.
The Southern NJ MAT Center of Excellence Emergency Department
Addiction Pathways is a compendium of prescriber education & patient health communication materials & serves as a statewide & national prototype.
Download the materials for practice implementation. Please note that
materials are continually updated. The primary set focuses on treating
opioid use disorder with buprenorphine in the emergency medicine setting.
Additional materials focused on treating opioid use disorder
with methadone in the emergency medicine setting are available.
This comprehensive reference tool was developed for peer specialists,
patient navigators, & all communities of practice.
View the tool & download resources within: bit.ly/snjmatcoerecovery21pres
Locations &
Contact Info
Southern NJ MAT
Center of Excellence
Locations
We have multiple clinical locations throughout Southern New Jersey.
Check the map above to find a location close to you.
For general inquiries pertaining to the
Southern NJ MAT Center of Excellence,
For inquiries pertaining to digital & social networks, web & materials including prescriber education & health communication, & clinical trainings & mentorship with our multidisciplinary team, email Patricia Fortunato
For geographically targeted listserv communications, please sign up for your Southern NJ Addiction Breakfast Club
Sign up for the NJ MAT Centers of Excellence joint biweekly newsletter here
Helpful NJ Numbers
NJ MAT Provider Hotline Number (CALL or TEXT 24/7):
1-844-HELP-OUD (435-7683)
NJ Substance Abuse Hotline:
1-800-111-2222
REACH NJ:
844-REACHNJ