The Opioid Epidemic: Expanding Access to Medicated Assisted Treatment

• By: Ellen Hoffman-Jeffrey, MS, CASAC-G, SAP, MAC, FDC, CAR VIP Community Services
• April 16th, 2020
• heroin use, medication-assisted treatment, opioid abuse, opioid epidemic, overdose deaths, prescription opioids, public health policy, substance use disorder
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The Researched Abuse, Diversion, and Addiction-Related Surveillance (RADARS) System describe the diversion and abuse of prescription opioid analgesics, using data from January 2002 through December 2013. Because drug abuse is an illegal activity that is often concealed from authorities, the RADARS...

What Do We Know About Social Workers’ Use of Heroin?

• By: S. Lala A. Straussner, PhD, LCSW Jeffrey T. Steen, PhD, LCSW Evan Senreich, PhD, LCSW
• April 16th, 2020
• addiction treatment, adverse childhood experiences, behavioral health, heroin use, mental health, opioid use, social workers, substance abuse
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Much has been written lately about the opioid epidemic in the United States. By and large, the vast majority of current opioid users are young, white males who use either heroin or fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid. But these opioid users are not only our clients, or potential clients. They are...

What’s Hidden in the Hallways: A Look Inside Teenage Opioid Use

• By: Maria Afordakos, MHC Realization Center
• April 16th, 2020
• adolescent opioid addiction, family support, heroin use, mental health, prescription drug misuse, technology influence, teen substance abuse, treatment access
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Walking through the hallways of any high school in America, you will notice student cliques that have existed for generations. You will find your scholars, your athletes, your artists, your so-called “outcasts,” your musicians, your “popular” kids, and anyone and everyone else that falls...