Behavioral Health News Spotlight on Excellence: An Interview with Mitchell Netburn, President & CEO of Samaritan Daytop Village

• By: Staff Writer Behavioral Health News
• January 5th, 2023
• addiction treatment, asylum seekers, Board training, fentanyl, harm reduction, mental health treatment, mental illness, methadone clinics, Narcan, opioid crisis, saving lives, staff training, substance use disorder, supportive housing, telehealth, Winter 2023 Issue, workforce shortage
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Overview David Minot, Executive Director of Mental Health News Education, the non-profit organization that publishes Behavioral Health News, interviewed Mitchell Netburn, President and CEO of Samaritan Daytop Village, a nonprofit organization that has been improving the quality of life for New...

Making Addiction Treatment More Realistic and Pragmatic: The Perfect Should Not Be the Enemy of the Good

• By: Nora D. Volkow, MD The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• March 17th, 2022
• addiction, addiction treatment, chronic relapsing condition, drug overdose, harm reduction, opioid use, overdose prevention, recovery, Spring 2022 Issue
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Last year saw drug overdose deaths in the U.S. surpass an unthinkable milestone: 100,000 deaths in a year. This is the highest number of drug overdoses in our country’s history, and the numbers are climbing every month. There is an urgent need for a nationwide, coordinated response that...