Join Our Support Mission
We hope you are well after the hurricane! We are excited to announce a three-day mission to support vulnerable residents across Florida. Starting Monday, October 14, a team of five dedicated individuals—affectionately known as 5 Guys—will travel from Hastings to Bunnell, Lady Lake, Eustis, Leesburg, Bushnell, Dade City, Tampa, and Sarasota, visiting areas that have
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Gangs mix another potent sedative into U.S. street drugs causing ‘mass overdoses’
Source: www.northcountrypublicradio.org People gather outside the Savage Sisters’ community outreach storefront in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. The area is being hit hard by Medetomidine and Xylazine, powerful sedatives most often used by veterinarians that are moving through the illicit drug supply triggering “mass overdose” events and causing gruesome skin wounds. Image: Matt Rourke/AP Public
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Upcoming Trainings this Week!
Trainings by BMC Grayken Center for Addiction TTA Wednesday, 4/17 Essentials of Treating Stimulant Use Disorder 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET via Zoom Led by Justin Alves, MSN, FNP-BC, ACRN, CARN, CNE and Vanessa Loukas MSN, FNP-C, CARN-AP, this course is designed to be a guide for addiction providers interested in providing and caring
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Overdose Deaths in 2022 Were at Record High, But Rate May be Levelling Off: Report
Source: drugfree.org The rate of overdose deaths in the United States in 2022 were at a record high, but there are signs the overdose rate may be leveling off after years of a steady rise, according to new government data. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 107,941 overdose deaths in 2022. This is
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U.S. Denies Lifesaving Medications to People with Opioid Use Disorder, Investigation Finds
Source: Drugfree.org Almost every sector of American society is obstructing use of methadone and buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder, according to a yearlong investigation by STAT. Buprenorphine and methadone (medications to treat opioid use disorder, or MOUD) are cheap, easy to distribute and effective at decreasing substance use, overdose and death risk and withdrawal
‘A Failed Model Ends Today,’ Recovery Pioneer Says in Flagler Launch of New Drug Treatment
Pam Birtolo described what she called her own journey from addiction to recovery: “I was a professional. I was working in a C suite. I was taking opioids, massive amounts of prescription opioids, including prescription fentanyl. But I managed to hide it seven years. So you know, we’re only as sick as our secrets. And
When it comes to addiction, Americans’ word choices are part of the problem
Who gets better medical care in the United States: “addicts,” or “people with substance use disorders”? The terms, of course, mean functionally the same thing. But in the field of addiction medicine, the question presents something of a crisis. Even as drugs and alcohol claim 200,000 lives each year, many who seek addiction treatment are
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