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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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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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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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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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Kevin

Mar 2, 20182 min read

Americans Feel Good About Counseling

Written by David Kinnaman, February 27, 2018 BARNA Research Releases in Culture & Media Millions of Americans face mental illness each...

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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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Kevin

Feb 23, 20181 min read

Is Vaping Addictive?

By Dr. Harold C. Urschel III, MD, MMA [Drug Addiction Blog] Yes, the nicotine found in vaping devices can be addictive. More here on the...

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Penn State hosts summit to combat the opioid epidemic

Kevin

Feb 22, 20182 min read

Penn State hosts summit to combat the opioid epidemic

Kristie Auman-Bauer January 23, 2018 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Opioid overdose deaths in Pennsylvania increased 37 percent in 2016, ranking...

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CEO pushes for treating mental illness, substance use together

Kevin

Feb 16, 20182 min read

CEO pushes for treating mental illness, substance use together

[By Charles Elmore - Palm Beach Post Staff Writer] Mental illness and drug or alcohol dependency often occur together, but only 7.4...

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