The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced that more than 93,000 Americans died of a drug overdose in 2020. This is, by far, the largest number on record. Of these deaths, approximately 70,000 – three-quarters of them – involved some form of opioids. Clearly, the nation’s opioid use disorder crisis continues in full […]
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Many people recovering from substance use disorders, like drug addiction or alcoholism, experience the death of a friend or family member while in recovery. Unfortunately, death and pain can make many people question their sobriety and prompt the return of an urge to use drugs or alcohol. If someone in recovery from addiction loses a
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It is estimated that 90,000 Americans died from a drug overdose in 2020. This represents a 27 percent increase in drug overdose deaths from 2019 and is the largest single year spike in overdose deaths in the last two decades. On top of this, it will shatter all previous U.S. records for the number of
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Did you know that in 2020 opioid related deaths reached 81,000…the highest number of deaths ever recorded? So now more than ever we will continue our fight to prevent addiction before it starts. With that said, we are pleased to announce that the Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation (NOPAIN) Actwas reintroduced on March 4th
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The start of a new year ushers in many changes and opportunities. Among these changes are a new Administration, a new session of Congress, and many new lawmakers descending on Capitol Hill. Unfortunately, the new Administration and new Congress must still deal with some of the problems and issues of previous years, Administrations, and Congresses.
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Years ago when hosting some teenagers during a fishing tournament, a fourteen year old struggling to understand asked me, “Miss Dana, why did my mother love drugs more than me?” How often do we fail to recognize the hurt, the pain, the loss – the GRIEF, involved for a child when the adults in his/her
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Meet Jon… At 15 years of age, Jon started smoking crack cocaine which quickly led to years of drug abuse and finally addiction. Growing up in Fayette, he only saw and experienced one side of the city. The side he knew was dark, lonely and in his mind, somewhere he did not want to live.
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Restoration News 01-2021 Meet Jon… At 15 years of age, Jon started smoking crack cocaine which quickly led to years of drug abuse and finally addiction. Growing up in Fayette, he only saw and experienced one side of the city. The side he knew was dark, lonely and in his mind, somewhere
Leading a monthly grief support group affords me the opportunity to witness the many different losses one can suffer from, while being a part of a weekly addiction and recovery group affords me the opportunity to see how the two, grief and addiction, go hand in hand. There’s the loss event that often leads to
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On Monday, the United States Senate confirmed Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to fill the seat vacated by the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg. At this point, the confirmation seems like a bit of an afterthought as everyone in Washington, DC – and many across the country – are focusing on what’s going to
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