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

Be Well Clinic offers recovery, hope

Hidden Killers: Inside San Antonio's struggle with fentanyl and meth addiction

Texas leaders, moms who lost kids to fentanyl unite for second awareness walk

Meth can damage brain like traumatic brain injuries, one treatment is helping with both

On the Record with Randy Beamer

‘Think Science: Let’s talk about addiction’ held Monday at UT Health San Antonio

Texas revamps Narcan distribution following delays, unpredictable supply

Science & Medicine Podcast: Be Well Texas

San Antonio targets $909K from opioid settlement to reduce overdoses

New app for substance abuse treatment developed in San Antonio

KVDA TV (Telemundo): Second annual Community Wellness Fair of Be Well Texas

Be Well Texas of UT Health San Antonio to host second annual Community Wellness Fair

Austin's deadliest opioid overdose spike in a decade raises alarm in San Antonio

Dr. Potter speaking at TxSUS 2023

UT Health San Antonio establishes Be Well Institute on Substance Use and Related Disorders

San Antonio healthcare professionals participate in symposium identifying solutions, challenges in substance use

Healthy SA: Tackling the opioid epidemic

Texan mother fights for stronger drug laws, impacting state's fentanyl crisis

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Could the ‘damp’ lifestyle be right for you?

‘Poisoned drug supply in Texas’: Recovery leaders prepare for Saturday’s Fentanyl Awareness Walk

Unconventional Strategies in Drug Rehabilitation: A Deep Dive into Texas’ Approach

DeSoto High School's Coach Mathis Honored with Prestigious Award, Boost for Local Football Program

International Overdose Awareness Day observed as fentanyl problem persists

Kitchen of Recovery Home

‘Fighting Fentanyl’: KSAT gets look inside local recovery house

UT Health San Antonio's President Dr. William Henrich with Executive Director of Be Well Texas, Dr. Jennifer Potter and other Be Well Texas team members cutting the ribbon at the Be Well Texas grand opening ceremony

Newly opened San Antonio facility treats substance use patients statewide

Be Well Texas celebrates grand opening of new facility providing substance use treatment services statewide

KENS TV news interview with young man who has lived in recovery housing

'I was slowly losing everything' | Program helps provide housing for young people struggling with addiction

Be Well Texas offers recovery home subsidies to young adults with substance use disorder

Buscan soluciones para disminuir el consumo de sustancias en Texas

Screenshot of FOX news coverage story about the Texas Substance Use Symposium

Fighting the war on addiction - and death by Fentanyl

Women sitting in a circle having a conversation during a mental health group therapy session

$3.4 million in state funding strengthens addiction recovery housing in San Antonio

Women sitting in a circle having a conversation during a mental health group therapy session

Be Well Texas receives state grant to support substance use disorder recovery houses for emerging adults

Be Well Texas tries to break down the silos of substance use disorder treatment

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Be Well Texas provides a Lyft to patients with substance use disorders

Man using a computer for a virtual appointment

UT Health San Antonio awarded $1.8 million NIH grant for research in addiction recovery support services

Be Well Texas, Hill Country MHDD Centers join to offer substance use care for Uvalde residents

Woman testing samples

UT Health San Antonio receives $2 million grant for opioid addiction response program in rural Texas

UT Health San Antonio’s Be Well Texas to expand opioid use disorder services to all of the state’s rural counties

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Small fraction of eligible Texas clinicians prescribing lifesaving medications for opioid use disorder

Person having a virtual telehealth call with provider

Virtual addiction medicine clinic connects Texans to no-to-low-cost recovery services

Photo of a pill bottle and a doctor writing notes

During Pandemic, Growth of Clinicians With X-Waivers for Buprenorphine Prescribing Slowed

Dr. Jennifer Sharpe Potter, Executive Director of Be Well Texas

Addicted Texas: UT Health San Antonio testing new treatment for meth addicts

Arms of female doctor crossed on chest

Advocates hope new funding will help end Texas opioid epidemic

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WEconnect Recovery Teams with Be Well Texas and UT Health to Help the 1.6 Million Texans Dealing with Substance Use Disorders

Recovery is possible slogan for RecoveryTexas

New program opens path to recovery to all Texans

Recovery written on desert road

Recovery Texas lifts barriers for Texans seeking help with substance use