April Newsletter from Metro Drug Coalition

April The Gateway Update Each month, MDC will be sharing an update on The Gateway Community Resource Center. Make sure to stay tuned on how we are doing in the capital campaign!   Learn More How can we help you during COVID-19? Can MDC help support you during this time? Please fill out this survey to let us know what needs you have!   Survey Monkey Seasame Street Workshop Sesame Workshop Launches ‘Caring for Each Other’ Initiative to Help Parents and Children During the Coronavirus Pandemic.   Explore Toolkit Mental Health Resources As the number of cases of COVID-19 increase, so does the associated anxiety. For the general public, the mental health effects of COVID-19 are as important to address as are the physical health effects.   Mental Health Resources New Event Dates Due to COVID-19, MDC has canceled and/or rescheduled multiple upcoming events. Please see the link below for more information.   Register Today MDC's 34th Anniversary This month, MDC is celebrating its 34th anniversary in the Knoxville community. Check out the article below by MDC's Executive Director, Karen Pershing, as she reflects MDC's impact in Knoxville. Anniversary Article Upcoming Events April 28: Coalition Meeting 12:00-1:30 p.m. online, you will receive information in the via email    May 24: Coalition Meeting  12:00-1:30 p.m. TBD May 29: Ethics in Business Development Training 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.City of Knoxville Public Works Building visit our website make a donation view this email in your browser Metro Drug Coalition | 4930 Lyons View Pike | Knoxville TN 37919 Phone: (865) 588-5550 | © 2020 Metro Drug Coalition. All rights reserved This project is funded by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

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Fear of Relapse – Sanford Founder Rae Green in Bridge Magazine

"We all miss our families while being quarantined in the building the last two weeks, but we are called to these women and children. They miss their loved ones also. Please continue to pray for them." Without you, this photo that speaks volumes about the work God does here would not be possible. Without you, our dedicated director and staff would not be able to shelter in with them and take care of, feed, house, protect and serve the remaining 240 women and 30 children quarantined at The Lovelady Center during the COVID-19 crisis. You may remember Lovelady staff member Tiffany Ramming, pictured above "visiting" her husband Lukas through the closed door, as well as pictured below in her before and after photo. Please consider partnering with us financially during this crisis. Even $20 will have impact in the lives of our women and children. YOU are the reason they can remain safe in the building and be cared for!  We appreciate you very much! YES! I want to help during the COVID-19 crisis! Facebook Twitter Link Website Copyright © 2020 The Lovelady Center, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: The Lovelady Center 7916 2nd Ave S Birmingham, AL 35206-3804 Add us to your address book

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Click here for a full list of Sober Nation's Treatment Resources Happy Thursday everyone! Join us tonight at 9 PM EST for a meeting on Zoom lead by one of our community members. Join the Zoom meeting at 9 PM EST, here. Sign up to host a meeting, here. Want to be a bigger part of the community? Join Sobriety Engine, here. Advertise on Sober Nation Sign Up To Be A Featured Treatment Center Buy A Sponsored Article Sponsor This Newsletter and Promote Your Facility Want to Write For Sober Nation? Click Here To Email Me Thanks everyone, Stay sober. Reach out. Ask for help! Sober Nation "Putting Recovery on the Map"   Copyright © 2020 Sober Nation LLC, All rights reserved. Where do the phone calls go to? FULL DISCLOSURE Our mailing address is: 1700 N Dixie Hwy Unit 122 Boca Raton

In the News: Addiction Experts Say Coronavirus Isolation is Trigger for Relapse

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Addiction Experts Say Coronavirus Isolation is Trigger for Relapse Addiction experts say they are worried the isolation required to combat the coronavirus pandemic is a national relapse trigger, The New York Times reports. Read More States Urged to Ease Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment During Pandemic Now that the federal government has made it easier for many people being treated for opioid use disorder to receive extended supplies of medication-assisted treatment, states must ensure their own rules do not impede access, according to The Pew Charitable Trusts. Read More   Young People with Family Members Taking Opioids More Likely to Overdose Teens and young adults who have family members taking prescription opioids are more than twice as likely to overdose on opioids themselves compared to their peers without family members taking the medications, according to new research. Read More During this time of uncertainty, we're still here to support families.   COVID-19 Resources Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Say Drug Companies Try to Use Pandemic to Delay Opioid Trial Lawyers representing the cities and counties suing drug companies over their role in the opioid crisis are urging a federal judge not to delay the litigation because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Reuters reports. Read More Report: 1.6 Million Americans Reported Past-Year Meth Use A new study finds an estimated 1.6 million American adults ages 18 and older reported past-year methamphetamine use between 2015 and 2018. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Other Headlines of Interest COVID-19: Online and Remote Resources for Addiction Support (Partnership for Drug-Free Kids + Center on Addiction) Why Coronavirus fear is nothing new to me: 3 tips for parents fighting the COVID-19 pandemic AND the Opioid epidemic (Thrive Global) Addiction Recovery in the Age of Coronavirus (U.S. News & World Report) Coronavirus Crisis Could Help Trigger Relapse Among Those Fighting Addiction (HealthDay) Addiction Is ‘A Disease Of Isolation’ — So Pandemic Puts Recovery At Risk (Kaiser Health News) Opinion: What the World Needs Now Is Grace (The New York Times) Virus Outbreak Creates New Challenges for Addiction Recovery (The Associated Press) Now that AA meetings have to be held digitally, people are breaking in and harassing recovering alcoholics (CBS News) In a Town Where Meth Is Eclipsing Opioids, Everyone Feels the Pain (The New York Times) The World Pushes Back Against E-Cigarettes and Juul (The New York Times) After 4-year delay, DEA will review dozens of requests to grow marijuana for research (Science) Almost $30 million in drugs seized in nearly half-mile-long tunnel linking US and Mexico (CNN) California’s New Attack On Opioid Addiction Hits Old Roadblocks (Kaiser Health News)

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