Multi-platinum artist and recovering addict Macklemore tackles addiction in a new MTV documentary. The hour-long film goes inside America’s opioid epidemic, meets those living with addiction, and heads to Washington D.C. for an discussion with President Obama on this important issue. Macklemore served as executive producer of the documentary. ‘Prescription for Change: Ending America’s Opioid […]
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Barriers to HIV Medication Access Reduced
From AIDS.gov: Updated: Common Patient Assistance Program Application Reduces Barriers to HIV Medication Access This month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with seven pharmaceutical companies and the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD), released an updated Common Patient Assistance Program Application (CPAPA). Developed in 2012, the […]
Mom’s Mental Health Matters
Disparities in Adult Cigarette Smoking (MMWR) — United States, 2002–2005 and 2010–2013
From: Martell BN, Garrett BE, Caraballo RS. Disparities in Adult Cigarette Smoking — United States, 2002–2005 and 2010–2013. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65:753–758. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6530a1. Summary What is already known about this topic? Although cigarette smoking has substantially declined since 1964, disparities in tobacco use varies among racial/ethnic populations. Estimates of U.S. adult cigarette smoking […]
Reaffirming Recovery
Was your Recovery journey the catalyst for your current career? How? Why? Tell us your story. Celebrating your own recovery may be the incentive someone else needs to start their own journey. Reasons to share your story of recovery: Your story is important Sharing your story makes recovery real Sharing your story helps you find […]
Synthetic Cannabinoids Infographic
August 2106 Road to Recovery episode
Study identifies two additional carcinogens not previously reported in e-cigarette vapor
from phys.org While previous studies have found that electronic cigarettes emit toxic compounds, a new study from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has pinpointed the source of these emissions and shown how factors such as the temperature, type, and age of the device play a role in emission levels, information that could be valuable […]