Addiction & Recovery – Covering Addiction

By Nico Rossi April 12, 2018 183 Views

We have many guests with us today. Mainly students from Denmark, which is really cool because they are so far …

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Fred Way: In the business of saving lives through Recovery Houses

By Nico Rossi April 10, 2018 263 Views

Fred Way runs the Pennsylvania Alliance of Recovery Residences (PARR) and also works with the National Alliance for Recovery Residences …

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Journalist Maia Szalavitz shares the ins and outs of reporting on addiction

By Jenny Roberts April 05, 2018 281 Views

Journalist Maia Szalavitz, who has written for publications, including Vice, TIME and The New York Times, spoke to our class …

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Maia Szalavitz pushes forward thinking on Covering Addiction

By Nico Rossi April 03, 2018 307 Views

Maia Szalavitz, is a journalist who has been covering addiction for almost three decades. She came to speak to our class today and as …

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Shannon Hays discusses mindfulness in recovery and her work with vulnerable populations

By Jenny Roberts March 31, 2018 373 Views

On Thursday, Shannon Hays of Family Service Association of Bucks County spoke to our class about her work in Bucks …

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Shannon Hays: a Shining example of others helping others in Recovery

By Nico Rossi March 29, 2018 198 Views

Shannon Hays came into our class to speak today, to give us insight into recovery. As well as medications such as Suboxone …

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Certified Recovery Specialist Freddie Laboy discusses his job, medication-assisted recovery

By Jenny Roberts March 25, 2018 280 Views

Freddie Laboy of Prevention Point spoke to our class on Tuesday about being a certified recovery specialist (CRS). He said his …

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Combating medication-assisted treatment stigma

By Sydney Schaefer March 24, 2018 153 Views

Freddie Laboy spoke to our class on Tuesday about the harmful stigma of medication-assisted treatment, also known as MAT. He …

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Medication Assisted Treatment in Recovery

By Matthew McCann March 22, 2018 252 Views

Freddie Laboy, a certified recovery specialist at Prevention Point, spoke to our class about the work he does at Prevention …

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Paul Cherashore on the Right to Use Drugs and the Voices Missing from Policy Conversations

By Jenny Roberts March 18, 2018 274 Views

Paul Cherashore from the Philadelphia Overdose Prevention Initiative spoke to our class about the need for people who actively use …

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Getting the opinions of active drug users is vital

By Sydney Schaefer March 14, 2018 167 Views

Having Paul Cherashore speak to our class on Tuesday was rather refreshing, as he brought up a point we hadn’t …

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Angels in Motion Provides a Pathway from Addiction to Recovery

By Matthew McCann March 08, 2018 552 Views

Angels in Motion president, Carol Rostucher, came to speak our class on a variety of topics relating to addiction and …

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Carol Rostucher fills gap in city’s drug treatment system, fights for reform

By Jenny Roberts March 04, 2018 376 Views

Carol Rostucher of Angels in Motion came to speak with our class about the work she does in Kensington, her …

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Emergency response leaders fight opioid epidemic on the ground

By Jenny Roberts March 04, 2018 347 Views

EMT Chas Carlson came to speak to our class about emergency response services, specifically in regard to overdose calls. He …

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Emergency Response: Chaz Carlson and guest speakers

By Nico Rossi February 27, 2018 305 Views

Chaz Carlson started this week’s talk giving us his bio. He is a paramedic, so he has seen his fair …

Barb Williamson: Showing the world what Redemption looks like