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12/10/2021 Merrimack Valley Substance Use Disorder Symposium
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REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: The Greater Lowell Health Alliance is excited to announce the 4th Annual Merrimack Valley Substance Use Disorder Symposium! Date: December 10, 2021 Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm Location: Due to COVID-19 transmission risks we have decided to host this event online again! Cost: This event will be at NO COST…
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Kickstart 2022 With A Vision Board!
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Download and share the flyer: Creating your vision for 2022 Part 1-2 For questions and to RSVP, email Malik_Marrero@waysideyouth.org and/or Roberta_Agostinho@waysideyouth.org.
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Substances of First Use – Community Survey
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Access the survey HERE. Share a PDF of the flyer: Pre-survey november 2021
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Learn About Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the Impact of Trauma on on Mental Health
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The Commission of the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren is hosting a virtual event, “Learn About Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the Impact of Trauma on on Mental Health”. When: November 17th Where: Zoom Time: 7:00-8:30pm This workshop will provide you with on overview about substance use disorder, how children may…
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The Impact of Substance Use Disorder on Children
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The Commission of the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren is hosting a virtual event, “The Impact of Substance Use Disorder on Children”. When: November 16th Where: Zoom Time: 8:30-11am This workshop will provide you with on overview about substance use disorder, how children may be impacted by parental substance use,…
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Get Outraged! New Vaping Campaign
Post | in Massachusetts News
The start of the school year and new routines brings new worries about teen vaping. These concerns are important, especially now, because smoking and vaping may put people at higher risk of complications from COVID-19. One in three Massachusetts teens vape and talking with young people about the dangers of…
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Why Trauma Can Lead to Addiction
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Numerous research studies confirm the link between traumatic experiences in childhood and addictive behaviors in adulthood. One of the most notable is the original study of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) by Felitti and colleagues (1998). ACEs included traumatic experiences within the first 18 years of life such as physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, neglect, loss of a…
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Adverse Childhood Experiences: Our Biggest Health Problem?
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Back in 1998, medical doctors Vincent Felitti and Robert Anda found that 10 adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) independently predicted a wide range of psychological and medical disorders in adulthood in a stepwise fashion. That is, the more ACEs people experienced prior to age 18, the more likely they were to have poor…
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