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MAT in Jails and Prisons; T...

08.06.2019

SAMHSA published a brief that provides guidance to state governments on increasing the availability of evidence-based medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in criminal justice settings. By including the criminal justice system as a path to treatment, states may see an increase in ...

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05.05.2018 Death Penalty for Drug Related Crimes Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte declared a drug war against substance users and dealers that has resulted in 12,000-20,000 extra-judicial deaths. US President Trump is similarly taking a hard line by instructing federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for opioid ...
05.04.2018 We’re As Sick As Our Secrets: When to Share "You're only as sick as your secrets" is a 12-Step saying. It is not unusual for an addiction to drive a person to commit acts they are ashamed of. In the spirit of inner healing, we are encouraged to share ...
05.02.2018 Are US Companies No Longer Giving Pre-Employment Drug Screens? Drug screens have often kept people who use illicit substances out of the job market. The US has relied on drug testing to weed out workers who are considered unsafe or unsuitable. The tide may be turning as the market ...
04.30.2018 The Earlier You Access Care, the Better the Outcome Only 10% of people who need substance abuse treatment receive it. Listen in to this opiate recovery support group as they discuss barriers to treatment and recommendations for access to care. Discussion Guide: Why do you believe that so few ...
04.17.2018 We Want You: Participate in an Opiate Recovery Podcast Our support group members volunteer their time, opinions, experience and expertise with you, the listeners. They would like to hear your thoughts and experiences. Would you like to participate in an opiate recovery support group podcast? If so, email [email protected] ...
03.31.2018 Innovative Programs for Substance Abuse Prevention and Access to Treatment Lake County, Illinois' judicial system has a mission to prevent opioid abuse, addiction, overdose and death. Their vision is to be a leader and example in addressing all facets of the opioid epidemic to improve the health and safety of ...
03.29.2018 Alternative Pain Relievers Given the high rate of opioid overdose deaths, the medical community is seeking alternative pain relief measures rather than rely on opioids. St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey has been successful in decreasing opioid prescriptions in the ...
03.26.2018 Good News: Rhode Island Prison Offered All Inmates Medication Assisted Treatment and Saved Lives Rhode Island is the first prison to offer MAT (Medication Assisted Treatment) in the US. This has decreased the number of overdose deaths among people released from their correctional facility. While incarcerated, the inmates are given their choice of Vivitrol, ...
03.20.2018 OxyContin Manufacturer Purdue Stopped Promoting Opioids to Doctors in the US There are law suits filed against opioid drug manufacturers for making fraudulent claims that their pain medications don't cause addiction. The manufacturers are being blamed for the opioid overdose epidemic. Listen in to this opiate recovery support group as they ...
03.19.2018 Harm Reduction Through Safe Injection Sites and Safe Inhalation Sites Safe Injection Sites are a harm reduction model of care for opiate dependent people who use IV needles. There are over 120 of these sites worldwide, but none in the US. San Francisco has plans to open two facilities by ...
03.04.2018 Mass Shootings Could Happen in a Treatment Clinic Last week seventeen people were killed and more than 15 injured in a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on 14 February 2018. Every time gunfire breaks out on school grounds, it can shatter a ...
03.02.2018 Increased Contact with Your Treatment Provider Increases Medication Compliance Methadone is a controlled substance that is highly monitored by regulated clinics. An opioid dependent patient will initially be required to attend a Methadone clinic six days per week for their dosing. Many people find this overly restrictive. However, time ...
02.27.2018 Opioid Dependence and Pregnancy Addictions are shrouded with stigma. But pregnant women who are opioid dependent face intense wrath. How can they risk the health of an unborn baby? Listen in to this opiate recovery support group as they discuss pregnancy issues. Discussion Guide: ...
02.25.2018 There’s a Place for Both Anonymity and Advocacy The twelve step tradition is based upon anonymity. The principle of anonymity was established to assure a safe place for people to recover. What is also needed is advocacy to change the stigma and discrimination so often faced by individuals ...
02.21.2018 “Don’t Run, Call 911”: Good Samaritan Laws "Don't Run, Call 911" is the slogan for Good Samaritan laws. To encourage people to seek out medical attention for an overdose or for follow-up care after naloxone has been administered, 40 states and the District of Columbia have enacted ...
02.21.2018 Is Addiction a Choice, Disease, Both or Neither? No one ever says they want to be an addict when they grow up. So how does it happen? Is it a choice or a disease? Listen in to this opiate recovery support group talk about whether addiction is a ...
02.20.2018 Shorter, or Longer Sentences for Drug Related Criminal Charges? More and more people are seeking alternatives to incarceration for non-violent drug offenses. However, a new bill was introduced in New Jersey that would increase sentences, in some cases up to four times longer for people convicted of heroin or ...
02.06.2018 Key Principles of Addiction Key principles about addictive disorders can help us understand the complexities of recovery. Listen in to the opiate recovery support group as they share their thoughts on these principles. Discussion Guide: What are your thoughts about these key principles? * ...
02.02.2018 Group Member Talks About his Relapse One of our group members is overwhelmed with depression following the loss of someone he loves. It was more than he could withstand, and he turned to substances to cope. Thankfully, he returned to recovery group for support. Listen in ...
01.30.2018 White House Opioid Commission Top Recommendations to President Trump The United States is facing an opioid overdose epidemic. We look to our government to alleviate this crisis. Michael Botticelli was an American public official who served as the director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy ...
01.27.2018 Don’t Feel Trapped by Your Medication, Get Out There and Travel I've heard it said that Methadone is like "liquid handcuffs". This stigma prevents many people from the benefits of medication assisted treatment. People who take Methadone, Suboxone or Vivitrol can still be active, travel and have a full life. Listen ...
01.12.2018 Counteracting Media Bias and Sensationalism Sensationalism is a type of editorial bias in the media in which events and topics are over-hyped to catch attention. This misrepresentation often happens in the case of addictions in general and with heroin dependent people in particular. Many news ...
01.08.2018 Couples In Recovery: You Will Either be Clean Together, Use Together, or Not be Together Couples who enter treatment together are warned "you will either be clean together, use together, or not be together." Listen in to this opiate recovery support group podcast as a married couple discusses their recovery struggles and successes. Discussion Guide: ...
01.04.2018 When Children Abuse Prescription Meds We don't expect children to purposefully abuse prescription medications. The discovery of two middle school students who were found to be under the influence of an opiate took the community by surprise. Listen in to this opiate recovery support group ...
01.02.2018 Ask the Opioid Dependent Patient, Not Law Enforcement, About Incidences of Opioid Overdoses Law enforcement is not in a position to know how many fatal or near fatal overdoses occur within their jurisdiction. We can’t rely on their statistics for an accurate count of how many people have nearly died. So where do ...
12.28.2017 Stop Using the Word “Relapse” for the Chronic Disease of Addiction. Instead use the phrase “Recurrence of Symptoms.” The language we use to talk about addiction and recovery can cause personal shame and perpetuate public stigma against people with substance dependence. It is time to stop using the shame based word "relapse" for the chronic disease of addiction. ...
12.27.2017 Snortable Chocolate is the Latest Craze Perhaps it is a common human desire to alter our mood in any way possible. The latest craze is snortable chocolate. It comes by the name "Coco Loko" and "Infused Cacao Snuff" and some view it as "cocaine on training ...
12.21.2017 What’s Up With Getting High In Public Restrooms? Apparently, there is a gas station chain in the Pittsburgh area that is discouraging people who are dependent upon opiates from using their bathrooms. They have installed blue lights for the purpose of making it difficult for an IV user ...
12.18.2017 Opioid Addiction Hotline – Would You Call It? We live in a world where stigma prevents opiate addicts from asking for help. The state of Illinois launched a helpline to provide assistance to people who are dependent on opioids. 1-833-2FINDHELP is a confidential resource for people who want ...
12.07.2017 Recovery Can Be Difficult Over the Holidays Recovery can be especially difficult over the holidays due to family gatherings and stigma against medication assisted treatment. Listen in to this opioid support group as they discuss their handling of holidays. Discussion Guide: Is your family or social network ...
12.04.2017 Do High Costs Prevent Poor People from Treatment? According to the Centers for Disease Control, approximately 2 million people in the US are addicted to pain killers and half a million are addicted to heroin. However, there are only about 350,000 Americans utilizing methadone treatment, and 75,000 are ...
11.26.2017 Rebuttal to an Abstinence Only Advocate One of our group members wrote a rebuttal to a local newspaper column that had espoused an abstinence only view of opiate recovery. Our member wrote "It does no good to judge an addict on their form of treatment. What ...
11.13.2017 In the News: Duterte, Baking Soda Bombs, Narcan Listen in to this opiate recovery support group as they discuss the news of the week. Narcan is now available at all Walgreens pharmacies; Duterte reluctantly ends the killing of drug users; and Baking Soda Bombs are the latest way ...
11.09.2017 President Trump Declared Opioid Crisis a Public Health Emergency President Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency. More than 140 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. The nation's Public Health Emergency Fund has a current balance of just $57,000. But the opioid crisis is a ...
11.07.2017 Should An Opioid Relapse Be a Punishable Crime? Consider this scenario. You are on probation for a drug related crime, you quickly enter treatment and relapse early in your recovery. Should you immediately be subject to probation violation and sent to prison? Or, is the disease of addiction ...
11.04.2017 Attitudes and Stigma Drive Opioid Treatment and Policy, Not Research Psychiatrist, Sarz Maxwell says that one of the greatest barriers to treatment and effective drug policy are attitudes towards drugs. Addiction is not seen as a disease, but as a moral failing. Methadone and Suboxone are not drugs of choice. ...
10.26.2017 The Importance of Counseling in Medication Assisted Treatment Some people believe that the use of medication, such as Methadone and Suboxone, is sufficient treatment for opiate addiction and that they don't need counseling. Although these medications work miracles in some addicts lives, they are not magic bullets. Medication ...
10.24.2017 Diversion Courts: When Good Intentions Go Wrong Diversion courts provide an opportunity for criminal defendants to go to rehab instead of prison or jail. They hope to transform lives and ease overcrowded prisons. Although they are well intentioned, things sometimes go terribly wrong. Listen in to this ...
10.19.2017 Hepatitis C Treatment The CDC estimates that 3.2 million people in the US have the Hepatitis C virus (HCV). 5 out of 6 people with the disease don't know they have it. New medications can cure it but it the cost is prohibitive. ...
10.18.2017 Self Talk to Avoid Relapse Self talk can be a helpful recovery tool. Changing the negative self talk into positive self talk is one of the important challenges of addiction recovery. Listen in to this opiate support group discuss the things they tell themselves to ...
10.12.2017 Developing Treatment for Cocaine Addiction: TMS Opiate addicts are fortunate to have several treatment medications that help decrease cravings, stop withdrawal, and block feelings of eupohoria from opiates. Unfortunately, there is no comparable medication for cocaine addiction. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is now being applied to ...
10.09.2017 Mindfulness Helps You Cope with Cravings People in recovery need a full recovery tool box to maintain abstinence. A new study from the University College London in the UK found that as little as 11 minutes of mindfulness training helped heavy drinkers to reduce their alcohol ...
10.05.2017 When Doctors Become Addicted Between 8% and 12% of people will develop a substance abuse problem at some point in their lives. Physicians are vulnerable to substance abuse at the same rate as the general population yet they have higher recovery rates. Doctors with ...
10.02.2017 Behavioral Addiction vs. Substance Addiction When we think of addiction, we immediately think of alcohol, drugs and gambling. Few of us think of sex, social media or spending as addictions. The DSM 5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) does not recognize behavioral addictions, ...
09.25.2017 Are Narcan Parties a Thing? Have you heard the rumor that groups of people are having Narcan parties? It is alleged that thrill seekers want the experience of dying and are using Narcan to pull them back from death. Is it fact or fiction? Listen ...
09.25.2017 What’s Up with Civil Commitments for Substance Abusers? There are times when we cannot act in our own best interests and others need to intervene. When people are deemed to be a danger to themselves or others a judge can order treatment. Most people are aware of involuntary ...
09.18.2017 Don’t Forget Funding for Methadone The 21st Century Cures Act, approved by the US Senate, designated $1 billion in grants for states to fight the opioid epidemic. It will provide significant funding for Buprenorphine and Vivitrol. Both of these medications are effective and can be ...
09.18.2017 Do Employers Have a Duty to Accommodate Workers Who Have a Past or Current Substance Use Problem? You can't be under the influence of a substance and expect to keep your job. Or, can you? It gets complicated with the legalization of marijuana. Listen in to this opiate recovery support group as they discuss their experiences and ...
09.16.2017 One Member Shares His Experience of a Near Relapse One of our members faced a tough time in his recovery. His recovery was challenged by someone who came to his home with the intention of selling a substance to him. Listen in to this opiate recovery podcast as they ...
09.07.2017 We Can Learn About Prevention From Iceland 20 years ago Icelandic teens were among the heaviest-drinking youths in Europe. Today, Iceland has one of the cleanest-living teens. The percentage of 15 and 16 year olds who had been drunk in the previous month dropped from 42 in ...

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Opiate recovery podcast episodes:

Death Penalty for Drug Related Crimes

We’re As Sick As Our Secrets: When to Share

Are US Companies No Longer Giving Pre-Employment Drug Screens?

The Earlier You Access Care, the Better the Outcome

We Want You: Participate in an Opiate Recovery Podcast

Innovative Programs for Substance Abuse Prevention and Access to Treatment

Alternative Pain Relievers

Good News: Rhode Island Prison Offered All Inmates Medication Assisted Treatment and Saved Lives

OxyContin Manufacturer Purdue Stopped Promoting Opioids to Doctors in the US

Harm Reduction Through Safe Injection Sites and Safe Inhalation Sites

Mass Shootings Could Happen in a Treatment Clinic

Increased Contact with Your Treatment Provider Increases Medication Compliance

Opioid Dependence and Pregnancy

There’s a Place for Both Anonymity and Advocacy

“Don’t Run, Call 911”: Good Samaritan Laws

Is Addiction a Choice, Disease, Both or Neither?

Shorter, or Longer Sentences for Drug Related Criminal Charges?

Key Principles of Addiction

Group Member Talks About his Relapse

White House Opioid Commission Top Recommendations to President Trump

Don’t Feel Trapped by Your Medication, Get Out There and Travel

Counteracting Media Bias and Sensationalism

Couples In Recovery: You Will Either be Clean Together, Use Together, or Not be Together

When Children Abuse Prescription Meds

Ask the Opioid Dependent Patient, Not Law Enforcement, About Incidences of Opioid Overdoses

Stop Using the Word “Relapse” for the Chronic Disease of Addiction. Instead use the phrase “Recurrence of Symptoms.”

Snortable Chocolate is the Latest Craze

What’s Up With Getting High In Public Restrooms?

Opioid Addiction Hotline – Would You Call It?

Recovery Can Be Difficult Over the Holidays

Do High Costs Prevent Poor People from Treatment?

Rebuttal to an Abstinence Only Advocate

In the News: Duterte, Baking Soda Bombs, Narcan

President Trump Declared Opioid Crisis a Public Health Emergency

Should An Opioid Relapse Be a Punishable Crime?

Attitudes and Stigma Drive Opioid Treatment and Policy, Not Research

The Importance of Counseling in Medication Assisted Treatment

Diversion Courts: When Good Intentions Go Wrong

Hepatitis C Treatment

Self Talk to Avoid Relapse

Developing Treatment for Cocaine Addiction: TMS

Mindfulness Helps You Cope with Cravings

When Doctors Become Addicted

Behavioral Addiction vs. Substance Addiction

Are Narcan Parties a Thing?

What’s Up with Civil Commitments for Substance Abusers?

Don’t Forget Funding for Methadone

Do Employers Have a Duty to Accommodate Workers Who Have a Past or Current Substance Use Problem?

One Member Shares His Experience of a Near Relapse

We Can Learn About Prevention From Iceland

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