Inaccurate ideas and discriminatory policies toward pregnant substance users create barriers to appropriate care. One local center is stepping up to the plate.
Pittsburgh
Completing the Program is Important…But it’s Just the First Step
IRETA recently completed a program evaluation of the Level 3C Residential Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program at Renewal, Inc, a nonprofit providing alternative housing and community corrections services for individuals in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and Federal justice systems.
Are medications on the menu?
New reports suggest opportunities to increase utilization of medication-assisted treatment for opiate addiction in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
We Now Have Real-Time Overdose Data, Which is Great News
Health professionals, public servants, and regular folks can now access accurate data on fatal overdose in Allegheny and other Pennsylvania counties.
Overdose prevention strategies for heroin and prescription drug users (who may be one and the same)
Overdose in Allegheny County: 2014 updates. 2014 began with a rash of drug overdose deaths related to a dangerous heroin/fentanyl combination that emerged suddenly in the American northeast.
Bringing New Treatment Options to Homeless Clients
I believe that being human entails both a conscious awareness of the external world and the acceptance and understanding of a self that is separate from that world. SMART Recovery bolsters those who often feel powerless, says local outreach counselor
The scarlet letter A, this time for addiction
What in the world was I going to say to this woman to get the patient to open up to me? Patients want to trust that their physicians aren’t judging them or talking about them behind their backs.
Substance use services for Deaf communities: What are the issues?
John is Deaf and part of a community that rarely has an easy time finding services for substance use and/or mental health disorders.
How to find treatment in Allegheny County
If you need help with substance use, would you know who to call? What about finding help for a loved one? Here are practical ways to connect with drug and alcohol services.
Get High or Die Trying
Maxim Furek sent us an article titled “Get High or Die Trying in the Summer of 2006,” which he wrote on spike in overdose deaths a few years back caused by a mixture of heroin and fentanyl. The overdose outbreak that hit Pittsburgh in 2006 sounds a lot like today.
