Opioid Addiction Wears Many Different Faces

• By: Maria Siebel, LCSW-R HealthCare Choices (HCC)
• April 16th, 2020
• buprenorphine, counseling and therapy, medication-assisted treatment, opioid addiction, overdose prevention, primary care, public health awareness, recovery support
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Opioid addiction wears many different faces. It is time to open the door to stop the epidemic of people addicted to opioids. Some people going into surgery come out needing medication for pain. In a book by Arwen Podesta, MD, called Hooked: a Concise Guide to the Underlying Mechanics of Addiction...

Peers and Recovery: Models for Success

• By: Angel Anthony Barry Danny Darrell Dennis Desmond Gary Jose Kevin Michael Paul Richard Robbie Stan Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• January 1st, 2020
• counseling and therapy, harm reduction, housing stability, mental health support, opioid use, peer experiences, substance use recovery, vocational and life skills
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This article is part of a quarterly series giving voice to the perspectives of individuals with lived experiences as they share their opinions on a particular topic. The authors of this column facilitated a focus group of their peers to inform this writing. The authors are provided with services by...