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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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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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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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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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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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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Source: The Daytona Beach News-Journal 09/29/2021 The 25-year-old musician was once an up-and-coming rapper, playing clubs in New York City and making a name for himself. But when he took the stage on a Saturday afternoon at Veterans Park in Flagler Beach, it was the first time he performed in over a year. And the
Original Post: www.palmcoastobserver.com 09/20/2021 Flagler Open Arms Recovery Services is a 2-year-old nonprofit that provides peer support services, public education on substance use disorder, community outreach and policy advocacy Shaun Skelton stood against a palm tree at Veterans Park in Flagler Beach. He was shirtless, displaying tattoos on his arms and torso, and taking in the sites at a Sept.
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Original Post: www.flaglernewsweekly.com 09/17/2021 Flagler County’s Recovery Community Organization, Flagler Open Arms Recovery Services (OARS), will host its inaugural National Recovery Month Festival on Saturday, September 18, at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Flagler Beach from noon until 8:00 PM. This year’s theme is “Recovery is for EVERYONE: every person; every family; every community”. The festival
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