Opioid Overdose in Nevada Presentation by Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public and Behavioral Health
Introduction to Opioids: • Opioids are a substance from the opium poppy, or a synthetic form (e.g. morphine or heroin), and opioids have the potential to cause substance dependence, abuse, or poisoning (WHO, 2014). • Opioids can be split into several different categories, which include natural opioid analgesics (e.g. morphine and codeine), semisynthetic opioid analgesics […]
Lawmaker Proposes Peer-Support Centers for Opioid Addiction
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Maine lawmaker is proposing the creation of a statewide system of peer recovery centers to help grapple with the opioid addiction problem. State Sen. Geoff Gratwick has put in a request for permission to introduce the bill. He says Wednesday it would establish “hubs for peer recovery” in the areas […]
The true cost of opioid epidemic tops $500 billion, White House says
The White House says the true cost of the opioid drug epidemic in 2015 was $504 billion, or roughly half a trillion dollars. In an analysis to be released Monday, the Council of Economic Advisers says the figure is more than six times larger than the most recent estimate. The council said a 2016 private […]
FFR Launches Statewide Recovery Network Project, First of its Kind in the State
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Las Vegas, NV: The Nevada Statewide Recovery Network Project, a new initiative to promote, support and enhance recovery community and peer recovery support organizations and services throughout Nevada, has officially launched by the Foundation for Recovery. The first project of its kind in Nevada, […]
2017 Multiple Pathways of Recovery Conference Highlights by John H. Newell III, Peer Recovery Coach
“Well for me to really explain how it was for me in Punta Gorda Florida @ CCAR’s 2nd annual MPRC2017 I really have to give you the back-story. I was first introduced to Peer Recovery Specialist by way of Bob Stewart who at the time worked for Foundation For Recovery. Bob was at the treatment […]
Foundation for Recovery Peer Recovery Support Specialist Training -FY 2017 Report
Recovery Rising: A Retrospective of Addiction Treatment and Recovery Advocacy
Recovery Rising is the professional memoir of William White, who over the span of five decades evolved through the diverse roles (e.g., “streetworker”, addiction counselor, clinical supervisor, treatment administrator, educator, clinical and organizational consultant, research scientist) to emerge as the addiction field’s preeminent historian and one of its most visionary voices and prolific writers. Recovery […]
Our Community is Las Vegas Strong – A Poem by Chelsey Mony
I was born and raised in what was once known as the City of Sin. Those who aren’t from here classify Las Vegas as a tourist attraction. We catered to the glitz, the limelight, and the entertainment. We felt our city was not a community due to it being so transient. There were […]
Calling All Peer Recovery Support Specialists: IC&RC Educational Meeting on Oct 11th
CALLING ALL PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALISTS: We are holding an important educational meeting to discuss the IC & RC Peer Specialist certification in Nevada for those who have received their training through Foundation for Recovery. See details below and please email cMony@ForRecovery.org with questions.
Thank You to Our Gold Golf “Fore” Recovery Sponsor: Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra, LLC
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