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Articles and information that we hope you’ll find interesting and useful.
Hope Academy recovery high school on PBS NewsHour
https://youtu.be/zP35Vgohcpg At an innovative high school, students get support battling their addictions while they learn. Drug use among teenagers in the U.S. is down, but the mortality rate is rising. As part of the PBS series “America Addicted,” the NewsHour’s Pamela Kirkland visited one so-called recovery school in Indianapolis that is giving new
Experts Say We Have the Tools to Fight Addiction. So Why Are More Americans Overdosing Than Ever?
New York Times article, June 24, 2022 In between talking to students in auditoriums and working to merge agencies in Albany, Mrs. Marquesano was thinking about one other area that seemed ripe for reform: the interactions between clinicians and clients. The idea of “no wrong door” made intuitive sense to her, but if clinicians
“The Point” discusses the rise in alcohol use during pandemic
It’s estimated that the sale of alcohol in stores increased 26% in the U.S. at the start of the pandemic, and public health providers are seeing more requests for alcohol use treatment. We discuss the spectrum of alcohol use disorder and some of the signs of drinking too much. We also discuss inequities in access
Duffy Staff Spotlight: Amanda McGerigle, LICSW
This article is from the Duffy Health Center newsletter. It highlights Amanda McGerigle who served as a counselor with RecoveryBuild APG before moving to the Medication Assisted Treatment team at Duffy. Amanda was an integral part of the birth of RecoveryBuild and is still a strong supporter of the Duffy RecoveryBuild APG team. “Amanda McGerigle serves
The Cyclone Model: Understanding addiction, powerlessness, and Recovery
“Understanding substance use disorder can be elusive and challenging as we watch our loved ones who are in active addiction and even as we watch them recover from this disease. For family members, so often, very little about our loved one’s behavior during active addiction makes sense. Once our loved ones begin to recover, there
Annual Letter from Stephanie Briody
This past year challenged us in many ways. Our fierce commitment to serve teens in our community struggling with substance use issues elevated us above the fray of COVID and record overdose deaths to continue the hard work of building a care continuum for this vulnerable population. Read my Annual Letter that talks about what
Winter Dip Kicks Off!
Cape Media interviewed Stephanie Briody for the Third Annual Winter Dip Kick Off. These hardy souls will be dipping into the COLD ocean all winter to raise money for RecoveryBuild APG. Their goal is to exceed $45,000 Donate to Winter Dips for RecoveryBuild
The Point on CAI Talks about “The rise in alcohol consumption during the pandemic”
It’s estimated that the sale of alcohol in stores increased 26% in the U.S. at the start of the pandemic, and public health providers are seeing more requests for alcohol use treatment. We discuss the spectrum of alcohol use disorder and some of the signs of drinking too much. We also discuss inequities in access