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 […]
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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The 2022 Flagler County and Volusia County Collaborative Community Health Assessment has been released. The Community Health Assessment tells the community story and provides a foundation to improve the health of the population. It is the basis for priority setting, planning, program development, policy changes, coordination of community resources, funding applications, and new ways to
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CONTACT INFORMATION: Flagler Open Arms Recovery Services Pam Birtolo 386.569.4310 pambirtolo@me.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: July 19, 2022 Flagler OARS Pam Birtolo Appointed to Floridians for Recovery Board of Directors Palm Coast, FL – Pam Birtolo, Executive Director of Flagler Open Arms Recovery Services (Flagler OARS) has just been elected to the Board of Directors
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The Florida Department of Health has issued the following Public Health and Safety Alert. The State of Florida has seen an exponential increase in overdoses associated with fentanyl. State agencies, including the Florida Department of Health, Florida Department of Children and Families, and Florida Department of Law Enforcement are working together to investigate and immediately
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Thursday, July 14, 2022 at Noon on Zoom and streaming to Facebookhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/4638768638 or https://www.facebook.com/FlaglerOpenArmsRecoveryServicesLog in and learn all about ACEs and the research behind adverse childhood experiences andsubstance uses disorder.What are ACEs?What is the connection?What does the research show locally and nationally?What can we do to help prevent ACEs?What can we do to support adults
The oldest known collegiate recovery program was developed at Brown University. It is now spreading nationwide to help students dealing with substance abuse. “College recovery programs have helped for students to come into treatment programs,” Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Dr. Srinivasa Gokarakonda, M.D. said. Getting students into
From left, Mallinckrodt national sales director Victor Borelli, CEO and President Mark C. Trudeau, compliance manager Karen Harper. (Opioid Industry Document Archive; iStock; María Alconada Brooks/The Washington Post)
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