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Tulalip community celebrates ‘wellbriety’

Jan 29, 20204 min read

Tulalip community celebrates ‘wellbriety’

The celebration of sobriety, or wellbriety, has occurred every so often amongst the local recovery community at Tulalip for years.

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Kevin

Oct 3, 20181 min read

Ever hear of Veterans Treatment Court?

Watch these short stories from Harnett County. Good work CAN help transform lives. Release of video of the Harnett County Veterans...

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Drug Courts on the Front Lines In War on Opioids

Kevin

Jul 16, 20181 min read

Drug Courts on the Front Lines In War on Opioids

Written by Bill Schiffner, Contributing Editor Courts Today Magazine June / July 2018 Pages 26-28, 32 New hi-tech solutions on display...

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ADDICTION REHAB IS BROKEN. CAN TECHNOLOGY FIX IT?

Kevin

May 5, 20183 min read

ADDICTION REHAB IS BROKEN. CAN TECHNOLOGY FIX IT?

Written by Zachary Siegel Published on WIRED l BackChannel l 04.01.18 My time in rehab for an opioid addiction left me humiliated and...

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Kevin

May 1, 20182 min read

May is Mental Health Month!

Mental health is essential to everyone’s overall health and well-being, and mental illnesses are common and treatable. So much of what we...

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Here's What Really Happens to Your Brain When You Drink Too Much Alcohol

Kevin

Apr 25, 20182 min read

Here's What Really Happens to Your Brain When You Drink Too Much Alcohol

Written by AMANDA MACMILLAN Health l April 24, 2018 Some of the effects, like slurred speech and loss of balance, can be very obvious....

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RecoveryTrek Announces Launch of Faces & Voices of Recovery Data Platform – (RDP)

Kevin

Apr 23, 20182 min read

RecoveryTrek Announces Launch of Faces & Voices of Recovery Data Platform – (RDP)

Many have observed the power of a story of personal recovery from substance use disorder, but it can be difficult for organizations to...

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Addiction experts have new tools, tough challenges

Kevin

Apr 19, 20182 min read

Addiction experts have new tools, tough challenges

Written by Rich Lord Pittsburgh Post-Gazette April 15, 2018 [ASAM: 49TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Innovations in Addiction Medicine & Science]...

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RecoveryTrek has grown from a small home-based business to a national firm

Kevin

Apr 5, 20182 min read

RecoveryTrek has grown from a small home-based business to a national firm

Written by Sandra J. Pennecke Photo by Eric Lushner March 26, 2018 Helping people get back to work From a spare room in his home in 2011,...

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[VIDEO]: A NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE IS USING TRADITIONAL CULTURE TO FIGHT ADDICTION

Kevin

Mar 21, 20181 min read

[VIDEO]: A NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE IS USING TRADITIONAL CULTURE TO FIGHT ADDICTION

By Zeke Spector, March 15, 2018 [Vice News] A year and half ago, Gabe Stewart stood in tribal court pleading guilty to felony charges...

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Native American Communities Need Help with Opioid Crisis: Senator Fights for More Funding

Kevin

Mar 20, 20181 min read

Native American Communities Need Help with Opioid Crisis: Senator Fights for More Funding

Written by Victoria Kim, March 20, 2018 [The Fix] According to the CDC, Native Americans had the highest overdose death rate of any race...

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Senate bill seeks to increase number of opioid treatment professionals

Kevin

Mar 13, 20181 min read

Senate bill seeks to increase number of opioid treatment professionals

By Dave Kovaleski, March 13, 2018 [Life Science Daily] New legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate seeks to bolster the number...

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CDC REPORT: 30% rise in ER visits for opioid overdoses

Kevin

Mar 7, 20181 min read

CDC REPORT: 30% rise in ER visits for opioid overdoses

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vital Signs Report: 03/06/2018 Overview Emergency department (ED) visits for opioid* overdoses...

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Is Marijuana Legalization Tied To An Increase In Pedestrian Deaths?

Kevin

Mar 6, 20181 min read

Is Marijuana Legalization Tied To An Increase In Pedestrian Deaths?

By Kelly Burch, 03/02/18 [The Fix, thefix. com] States where the adult use of marijuana was legalized had an uptick in pedestrian traffic...

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WHO KNEW? THE SECRETIVE FAMILY MAKING BILLIONS FROM THE OPIOID CRISIS

Kevin

Mar 5, 20183 min read

WHO KNEW? THE SECRETIVE FAMILY MAKING BILLIONS FROM THE OPIOID CRISIS

WRITTEN BY CHRISTOPHER GLAZEK, OCTOBER 16, 2017 [Esquire Magazine - esquire. com] You’re aware America is under siege, fighting an opioid...

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Learn to love your brain during Brain Awareness Month

Kevin

Mar 3, 20181 min read

Learn to love your brain during Brain Awareness Month

March 2, 2018 [Southern Illinois University News - news.siu . edu] CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Your brain is essential to everything you do, and...

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iTeam investigation prompts change in approach to purchasing gift cards for drug court

Kevin

Mar 3, 20182 min read

iTeam investigation prompts change in approach to purchasing gift cards for drug court

Written by KALLIE CART, Thursday, March 1st 2018 [Charleston, WV - WVAH Eyewitness News Website: wvah .com] CHARLESTON, WV. (WCHS/WVAH)...

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F.D.A. to Expand Medication-Assisted Therapy for Opioid Addicts

Kevin

Feb 28, 20181 min read

F.D.A. to Expand Medication-Assisted Therapy for Opioid Addicts

By SHEILA KAPLAN, FEBRUARY 25, 2018 The New York Times In an effort to encourage new treatments for opioid addiction, the Food and Drug...

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A Nasal Spray That Shoots Nanosized Opioids to the Brain May Help People Avoid Addiction

Kevin

Feb 27, 20182 min read

A Nasal Spray That Shoots Nanosized Opioids to the Brain May Help People Avoid Addiction

Written by Ed Cara, February 02, 2018 [Gizmodo] As doctors and scientists struggle to turn the tide of the opioid crisis, which killed...

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Five major psychiatric disorders have overlapping patterns of genetic activity, new study shows

Kevin

Feb 26, 20181 min read

Five major psychiatric disorders have overlapping patterns of genetic activity, new study shows

By Amy Ellis Nutt, February 8, 2018 [The Washington Post] Certain patterns of genetic activity appear to be common among five distinct...

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