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...

Seniors and Substance Use

• By: Diane Lotto, LCSW CoveCare Center
• April 1st, 2019
• alcohol misuse, barriers to treatment, depression, grief and bereavement, home-based services, older adult substance use, peer support, prescription drug misuse
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After her husband died, Sandra began having trouble sleeping. She tried many over- the-counter remedies to help her sleep, but nothing worked. Sandra was hesitant to speak with her doctor about it as she knew that many prescription sleep aides were addictive, and she was concerned about becoming...

Ensuring Evidence-Based Treatment for Substance Use Disorders

• By: Joseph Hullet, MD Dona M. Dmitrovic Optum
• July 1st, 2015
• care coordination, heroin, medication-assisted treatment, opioid use, person-centered care, prescription drug misuse, recovery support, substance use disorders
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The use of heroin, other opiates, and inappropriate prescription drugs are currently a major public health problem in this country. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), national death rates from prescription opioid pain reliever overdoses quadrupled during 1999 to...