Stress Drinking Has a Gender Divide
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The uncomfortable truth is that many women today are drinking too much. By Olga Khazan September 13, 2023 This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. More than a decade ago, when Holly Whitaker worked a director-level job at a Silicon Valley start-up,…
As opioid deaths rise, Roanoke substance use program expands to other Virginia free clinics
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By: Meghan McIntyre – September 12, 2023 12:03 am Virginians grappling with substance use disorder will soon have greater access to help through an expansion of a peer recovery program launched in Roanoke to other free and charitable clinics in the state. According to the Substance Abuse and Addiction Recovery Alliance of Virginia, nearly 500,000 adults in…
Overdose deaths from fake pills are rising, especially among younger adults
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Aug. 31, 2023, 1:03 PM EDT By Erika Edwards The number of people who have overdosed and died from fake prescription pills has more than doubled in recent years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. The majority of those deaths were among people younger than 35, who were taking what…
Welcome to Our New Coalition Coordinator!
Hi everyone! My name is Teegan Deuso and I would like to introduce myself! I have served as a school counselor for 10 years and had the privilege of serving as program coordinator for Franklin County Caring Communities, a Vermont non-profit focused on substance use prevention. While working in this…
CVARR in the Community – Drug Take Back Day
For the past few years we have had the opportunity to partner with Horizon Behavioral Health as well as local sheriff and police departments to host several locations for National Drug Take Back Day. This year we were able to collect 267.4 pounds from the counties and cities of Amherst,…