Experiencing or being exposed to violence is one of the leading causes of trauma. We all experience trauma differently. For some it could be from sustaining an injury during a car accident. For others it could be from experiencing military combat. Others could have been subjected to physical, emotional or sexual abuse. As much as…
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The United States is in the middle of an opioid addiction epidemic that, on average, sees 130 people die each day from an overdose. This doesn’t include overdose deaths from other drugs or deaths related to alcohol. Join Megan Gilliland as she sits down with Kabir Singh and Mike Silberman from Awakenings Recovery Center, a…
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As part of National Recovery Month, Google announced last week that it will launch a new website called Recover Together. The site will house two new tools that, through Google Maps, will promote recovery from addiction. One tool, the Recovery Locator, includes information for more than 83,000 recovery meetings in 33,000 locations. These include 12…
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OWINGS MILLS, MD- Thomas Gill joins Amatus Recovery Centers as the company’s first director of marketing and communications. Most recently employed by LifeBridge Health under the same job title, Gill brings more than 20 years of combined marketing and communications experience. He officially began the position in late July. Gill implements consumer-first and results-oriented approaches…
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Toledo, OH- Midwest Recovery Center, a substance use disorder and mental health treatment facility located in Lucas County, procured property from Davis College in Toledo on Sept. 4 in order to expand outpatient treatment services and host a slew of new services. The new location is on Monroe Street in West Toledo and will be…
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Vaping Claims Sixth Life A sixth person has died from a vaping-related lung disease. Since August, there have been over 450 reports of lung illness and six deaths in California, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Oregon and Kansas. Health officials said it wasn’t clear what type of vaping products the patient was using; however all have had…
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One Year after his overdose, Mac Miller’s loved ones may finally see justice Eds: Story includes vulgarity About a year after the untimely death of famous rapper, Mac Miller, the police have finally arrested and charged Cameron James Pettit for allegedly distributing counterfeit oxycodone pills to Miller days before his overdose. The rapper died early…
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One of the defining characteristics of alcohol use disorder (AUD), commonly referred to alcoholism, is having an often-insatiable urge to consume alcohol despite the negative consequences being intoxicated causes. Persistent cravings to drink are one of the single largest barriers standing between active drinking and recovery from AUD. Acamprosate, sold commercially as Campral in pharmaceutical markets outside of the…
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President Donald Trump announce on Wednesday the allocation of $1.8 billion in federal funds to support programs and initiatives to combat the opioid epidemic. Ohio will $55 million. Midwest Recovery Center CEO, Matt Bell, joined WTOL 11 News to discuss what he believes the best use for the dollars would be. Watch the full story…
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Trump announced $1.8 billion dollars would go to 47 states, 16 localities and two territories to the fight opioid crisis. Almost $56 million will go to Ohio. Learn More.