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Lowell CO-OP Continues To Serve During Pandemic
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Download PDF to share here: Lowell CO-OP COVID-19 Information 01-2021
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Typical vs Troubled in the Time of COVID-19 brought to you by the NAN Project
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Typical vs Troubled in the Time of COVID-19 brought to you by the NAN Project Wednesday, January 13th, 12:00-1:30 PM Registration is required. Please email RSVP@greaterlowellhealthalliance.org to reserve your spot. This training will compare and contrast the typical ups-and-downs of pre-teen and teenage development during the time of Covid-19 versus clear signs…
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Together For the Holidays
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Download and share the flyer here: Together for the Holidays
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As COVID-19 surges, AMA sounds alarm on nation’s overdose epidemic
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The U.S. is seeing its worst COVID-19 surge of the year. Yet as the number of new cases, hospitalizations and deaths all rise, the country continues to deal with a concurrent epidemic affecting Americans: A drug overdose epidemic driven by illicit fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine. AMA Immediate Past President Patrice A.…
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Quit Smoking or Using Other Tobacco for the Holidays
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With Christmas approaching, and the COVID-19 pandemic making it more important to stay healthy, you may want to make a resolution for a healthier life for you and your family. If you want to quit smoking or using other tobacco products and tried in the past, don’t give up. Many…
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Upcoming: MAT Waiver Training to Prescribe Buprenorphine
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Click HERE to register or copy the following link to your browser: https://www.bmcobat.org/training/register/index.php?category=120&date= Email Conor Monks (Conor.Monks@BMC.org) with questions about the training.
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Focus Remains On Troubled Boston Area Amid Concerns The Pandemic Is Worsening The Opioid Crisis
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State data released Wednesday show a 2% increase in opioid related overdoses in Massachusetts for the first nine months of this year. The numbers are the first to bear out what many advocates have feared for months now: that the opioid epidemic may be worsening amid the coronavirus pandemic. A visible epicenter…
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What was lost when COVID forced addiction support groups online — and what was gained
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By Allyson Chiu November 23, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. EST In the roughly eight years since she left treatment for alcohol-use disorder, Amy Durham has been to countless recovery group meetings. At first, she went every day, before gradually scaling back to two or three times a week — a…
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Handling the Holidays After Loss
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by Jess Keefe November 15, 2019 Losing a friend or family member to addiction is like a layer cake of pain. There’s the usual grief experience as the base, of course—but then on top, there’s layer after layer of complicated feelings about the exact way in which your loved one…
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10 Holiday Season Management Tips from a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
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by Anne Lopez December 17, 2019 For people in recovery, the holidays can be a hard time. This season affects our emotions, thoughts, and behaviors, and is filled with countless activities and social events. When you’re learning how to navigate daily life without returning to unhealthy coping behaviors, this time…
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