News Top Drug & Alcohol News of the Week PLEASE NOTE: We are taking a publishing hiatus for the remainder of December and will resume service Thursday, January 3. Happy holidays and thank you for your readership!   Fentanyl Most Commonly Used Drug Involved in Overdose Deaths Fentanyl was involved in almost 29 percent of all overdose deaths in 2016, making it the most commonly used drug involved in overdose fatalities, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read More Heroin, Oxycodone and Cocaine Are the Most Expensive Addictive Substances: Study A new study that looks at the long-term costs of addiction finds heroin, oxycodone and cocaine rank as the top three most expensive substances. Each addiction costs more than a million dollars to support over a 50-year period, CNBC reports. Read More   Review of Medically Supervised Drug Use Facilities Finds Mixed Results A review of medically supervised drug consumption facilities finds no clear answer about whether they lower a community’s rate of drug overdose deaths, The Washington Post reports. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Study Highlights Risk of Combining Opioid Painkillers with Other Medications A new study finds one-fourth of people who take prescription opioid painkillers for long periods are at risk of an overdose from unsafe combinations of prescription medication. Read More Tobacco and Alcohol Companies Moving into the Marijuana Business Tobacco and alcohol companies are starting to move into the cannabis business, The New York Times reports. Read More Other Headlines of Interest How Do You Recover After Millions Have Watched You Overdose? (The New York Times) Google Searches Could Predict Heroin Overdoses (Scientific American) For One Rural Community, Fighting Addiction Started With Recruiting The Right Doctor (NPR) Patrick Kennedy: Parity Still Needed for Mental Health, Addiction Care (U.S. News & World Report) Children of the nation's drug crisis face long-term health effects (CBS News) Marijuana education or illegal drug-selling? Instagram’s not sure. (The Washington Post) Is America Ready For Prescription Heroin? (NPR) Blog: The Forgotten Addiction (Psychology Today) Emergency rooms once offered little for drug users. That’s starting to change (The Boston Globe) Older Americans Are Flocking to Medical Marijuana (The New York Times) Shaken not slurred: James Bond had ‘a severe chronic alcohol problem,’ public health experts say (The Washington Post) Nurse Denied Life Insurance Because She Carries Naloxone (NPR) One month of abstinence from cannabis improves memory in adolescents, young adults (Massachusetts General Hospital) Did Free Pens Cause the Opioid Crisis? (The Atlantic) One month of abstinence from cannabis improves memory in adolescents, young adults (Massachusetts General Hospital) How a New Hampshire Museum Is Using Art to Reach Families Affected by the Opioid Crisis (Smithsonian Magazine) Pennsylvania’s recovery month events and PRO-A's recent 20th year anniversary celebration/service awards (Pennsylvania Recovery Organizations-Alliance)   DONATE Parent Toll-Free Helpline: 1-855-DRUGFREE drugfree.org © Partnership for Drug-Free Kids 352 Park Ave South | 9th Floor | New York, NY 10010   privacy policy |

December 13, 2018 Join NAADAC for a Professional Exchange Delegation to Kosovo on May 18-25, 2019 NAADAC, the Association of Addiction Professionals and the National Council for Behavioral Health are honored to have been selected to lead the Addiction and Mental Health Counseling Professionals Delegation to the Republic of Kosovo. Join NAADAC Executive Director Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, BSW, NCAC II, CDC III, SAP, and the National Council President and CEO Linda Rosenberg from May 18-25, 2019, for this important international exchange program that will give you a unique opportunity to learn about the state of addiction and mental health programs in Kosovo, the Balkan region, and Eastern Europe. Celebrating 10 years of independent governance in 2018, Kosovo has endeavored to develop a solid infrastructure to support its civil society. A culture that has been shaped by conflict and violence now looks to a bright future. Supported by U.S. and international nongovernmental organizations, Kosovo, the poorest nation in Europe, is home to some of the most innovative programs addressing the challenges of access to health care, advancing education, stabilizing the rule of law, and ensuring basic human needs for their entire population. Connect with addiction and mental health professionals in Kosovo to discuss: Epidemiology of addiction and mental health disorders in Kosovo; Assessment, intervention and referral, treatment and care options for drug and alcohol use disorders; Scarcity of service providers and access to treatment; Role of primary care and community-based services in identification and treatment; Ongoing quality of life and community rehabilitation programming; Resources for patients and affected family members; Treatment for post-war traumatic disorders; and Roles of international NGOs in developing programs in Kosovo.  Delegation Leaders Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, BSW, NCAC II, CDC III, SAP, is the Executive Director of NAADAC, the Association of Addiction Professionals, the premier addiction professional association serving over 10,000 members and representing the professional interests of more than 100,000 addiction counselors, educators, and other addiction-focused health care professionals in the United States. Prior to this role, Cynthia had more than 20 years of experience serving homeless populations and dealing with the co-occurrence of poverty and substance abuse issues, serving as the administrator of multi-county, publicly-funded alcohol/drug prevention/ intervention/treatment centers with services ranging from prenatal care to the serving the elderly. She has been a trainer in Domestic Violence/Anger Management and Conflict Resolution for over 35 years and is a curriculum writer in addiction screening and evaluation, counseling methods, conflict resolution, co-occurring disorders and medicated assisted treatment and recovery. Linda Rosenberg, MSW, is President and CEO of the National Council for Behavioral Health, the nation’s largest mental health and addiction education and advocacy association with 2900 member organizations serving 10 million Americans. Prior to joining the National Council, Linda was New York State’s Senior Deputy Commissioner for Mental Health where she opened New York’s first Mental Health Court; implemented NY’s assisted outpatient program, Kendra’s Law; designed services and housing for the homeless; and developed and operated a Home and Community Waiver Programs for children with serious emotional disturbance and their families.   NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals 44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 301, Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703.741.7686 / 800.548.0497 Send to Friend | | Subscribe |

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Reclaim men from addiction  Rebuild them in Christ  Restore them to productive service Merry Christmas from His Way His Way Staff Thank you for making 2018 a  great year at His Way! 2018 was a year of progress and growth at His Way. We completed and moved into our Community Outreach Center earlier this year, giving us new office, meeting, and classroom space, as well as a commercial kitchen and large dining area so all our residents can enjoy quality meals together. I'm pleased to report that we now have room for over 40 men to live at His Way and participate in our recovery program. This year, we've been able to celebrate 35 men graduating our program, bringing our total number of graduates up to 285. "Growth" is often a theme in these holiday messages and at His Way events. Our recent focus over the last few years has been on increasing the residential capacity at His Way. We still have a very long waiting list, and we want to help as many men and families as possible. That type of physical growth at His Way will still be a priority for us over the next couple of years, but I want to suggest a different, potentially more powerful growth. Over the last 11 years, I've enjoyed a front row seat to watch more and more of you become involved with His Way and our mission of Christ centered recovery. Small groups are regularly visiting our campus to bring meals, lead devotionals, play games, and build positive relationships with our residents. Local pastors and ministers are providing important counseling services. Christian men are volunteering as teachers and mentors. And, several churches in the area are welcoming our residents and embracing our mission to help men break the bondage of addiction through the power of Jesus Christ. It's truly awesome to witness so many Christians put their faith in action.   As we approach a new year, we're expanding our focus and mission at His Way to include sharing the model we've seen be successful on our campus with mission-minded Christians throughout the country and the world. We're convinced that this costly and tragic drug addiction crisis also represents a white harvest field, and we are committed to helping Christians reach out to this mission field that's in our own backyards.  Personally my role at His Way is changing to support this focus. I'll be turning my attention away from day-to-day management of our organization and will become 100% focused on improving and expanding our core recovery program, while establishing His Way as a resource for churches, schools, and other recovery centers.  I appreciate all the ways you support His Way. Our program, campus, and organization would not be where it is today without it. Our plans to grow this ministry are ambitious and exciting. Please consider helping us reach more desperate men with the Gospel and equip more Christians to work in this ministry.  Thank you and may God bless our partnership.    Tom Reynolds Director of Ministry & Chairman of the Board Speaking Up   The opioid crisis in our country is reaching epidemic proportions. Families, schools, businesses, and even our government are searching for answers. Our staff, residents, and graduates are available to speak to your church, school, or business about this crisis and how it's impacting our community. And in 2019, we'll be rolling out special education and awareness programs for schools and families. E-mail us to learn more! His Way Speaking! 2018 Memorial Donations In Memory of John Ashley Jon & Pat Canterbury Corinth Church of Christ Charles & Barbara Hopkins Mr. & Mrs. Edward Koch Brian & Stacy McDonald  L.T. & Carol Spears C.R. Tillery Louise Whitten Edwin & Nancy Jackson In Memory of Ann Brinkman David & Judy Guy In Memory of Kay Brunsvold David & Judy Guy In Honor of Matthew Caddy Elizabeth Sluga In Memory of Jamie Dunar Charles & Dagney Boebel Mary Alice & Phillip Boucher Margaret Brogan Drury & Jane Burton Celeste Childs Cynthia Church Edward Dunar  Susan Farbman Thomas Halvorson Henri Helstowski John & Ann Kvach Charles & Marie Lamb Susan Larsen Jeff Murphy Ginger Penney Lauren Prada Patricia Reck Leslie Scalfano William Tilley Debra Williams Molly Johnson In Celebration of Fathers Day! Monrovia Church of Christ In Memory of Ross Hood Valerie Leonard Steve & Sharon Massey In Memory of Alice Kimbrough Charles & Barbara Hopkins In Memory of Jim Mercer David & Judy Guy In Memory of Harold Pickens Ed & Sharon Ditto In Honor of Tom Reynolds (Happy 60th!) 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