Substance Abuse 411 #27-Methadone Treatment & Pregnancy-Jessica Silansky

Substance Abuse 411 #27-Methadone Support and Pregnancy-Jessica Silansky

Methadone treatment programs for opioid addiction have been around since the late 1940's but how much do we know about the drug and how it helps substance abuse recovery?

Substance Abuse 411 finds out the answers to many of our questions from Jessica Silansky, Certified Methadone Advocate, Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor and Primary Pregnancy Support Specialist with www.MethadoneSupport.org.

We also chat in-depth on women who are pregnant and are involved in a methadone treatment program and hopefully debunk many myths.

Narcotics Anonymous

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse

In the Rooms

Sober 24

Substance Abuse 411 #26-In the Rooms-Ron Tannebaum-Ken Pomerance

Substance Abuse 411-#26-In the Rooms-Ron Tannebaum-Ken Pomerance

We are living in a connected world.  iPhones, iPads, smart phones, the internet and so much more has put the world at our fingertips.  Tapping into that connected world are Ron Tannebaum and Ken Pomerance. The two have created "In the Rooms."

In The Rooms (IntheRooms.com) is one of the biggest and definitely “the” most complete online social network for the Recovery community on the world-wide-web. Their mantra is H.I.T.C.H. and their mission is to Help, Inform, Touch, Connect, and Heal those already in Recovery, seeking Recovery and the family and friends supporting recovery around the world.

On this Substance Abuse 411, I talk to the the co-founders about the website, how it came into being and the depth of resources available on the site.

Website:  WWW.IntheRooms.com

Narcotics Anonymous

Families Anonymous

Sober24

National Association for Children of Alcoholics

Substance Abuse 411-#25-Jewish Recovery-Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House-Rabbi Yisrael Pinson

Substance Abuse 411-#25-Jewish Recovery-Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House-Rabbi Yisrael Pinson

Thanks to a suggestion by a listener to Substance Abuse 411, we became aware of a Jewish Recovery program at the Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House in West Bloomfield, Michigan.

We sat down with the Director of the facility, Rabbi Yisrael Pinson and discussed the many facets of the program, finding out about other "Recovery Rabbis" around the country, and the growth of similar programs in the Jewish community.

www.TheFriendshipHouse.org

www.RecoveryRabbi.org

Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Centers

Brighton Hospital

Substance Abuse 411-#24-CASAStart at work in Kanabec County, MN-Lori Swanson

Substance Abuse 411-#24-CASAStart-Substance Abuse Coalition of Kanabec County Public Health-Lori Swanson

On a previous Substance Abuse 411 we talked with Larry Murray, Vice President and Director of Youth Development-National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.  Larry is primarily responsible for the development and implementation of CASAStart.

On this Substance Abuse 411, we talk with Lori Swanson the Drug Free Communities Coordinator-The Substance Abuse Coalition of Kanabec County Public Health on how the CASAStart program is working in that small Minnesota rural community.  (By the way, Kanabec County's CASAStart program is the first of the over 100 currently in the United State to earn national accreditation.)

CASAStart-Larry Murray

Henry Ford-Maplegrove-Adolesecent Substance Abuse

“Slaying the Addiction Monster”

Families Against Narcotics

Substance Abuse 411 #23-Sober24-Tom Sharp-Web Content Editor

 

Substance Abuse 411-#23-Sober 24-Tim Sharp-Web Content Editor

We live in a "connected" world. By that I mean because of such things as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and so many other social media sites, millions of people now share their lives with family and friends on a daily basis. Now, those that are working on their sobriety have a site dedicated to them-Sober24.

Sober24, a service of the Hazelden Foundation, provides an online fellowship for people who are sharing the journey of recovery from addiction and compulsive behaviors.

There are discussion sections, real live-time chats, recovery tools, a book club and Sober Fuse, an online recovery tool to help you track your daily, weekly, monthly and yearly progress in sobriety.

Substance Abuse 411 chats with Tim Sharp, Web Content Editor for Sober24 to get an in-depth understanding of this outstanding online substance abuse sobriety resource.

Website:               www.sober24.com

Get Help Now:       866-220-3089

CASAStart Youth Program

Oakland Family Services

Narcotics Anonymous

“Slaying the Addiction Monster"

Substance Abuse 411 #22-CASAStart-Lawrence Murray-VP/Director of Youth Programs National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse-Columbia University

Substance Abuse 411-#22-CASAStart-Lawrence Murray-VP and Director of Youth Programs

Most discussions on substance abuse center on treatment. In this Substance Abuse 411 we look at a program that focuses on the prevention side, especially with at-risk young people.

Larry Murray, Vice President and Director of Youth Programs with the National Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University gives us insight into their innovative CASAStart program in this conversation.

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Website:      www.CASAStart.org

Telephone:   212-841-5200

Current state of substance abuse and treatment in United States

Maplegrove Youth Substance Abuse Program

National Association for Children of Alcoholics

Families Against Narcotics

Substance Abuse 411 #21-The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University-Susan Foster

Substance Abuse 411#21-The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University-Sue Foster

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University is the only nation-wide organization that brings together under one roof all the professional disciplines needed to study and combat abuse of all substances – alcohol, nicotine as well as illegal, prescription and performance enhancing drugs – in all sectors of society.

Founded in 1992 by Former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Joseph A. Califano, Jr., the nonprofit organization aims to inform Americans of the economic and social costs of substance abuse and its impact on their lives, as well as, remove the stigma of substance abuse and replace shame and despair with hope. Substance abuse is our nation’s number one health problem and a major player in the many social problems our nation faces. The good news is that addiction is a preventable and treatable disease.

Substance Abuse 411 talks with Susan Foster, Vice President and Director of Policy Research and Analysis with CASA.  We discuss the current state of substance abuse in America and its treatment.

Website: www.CASAColumbia.org

Innovative CASAStart youth prevention program

Michigan Bureau of Substance Abuse & Addiction Services

Henry Ford-Maplegrove-West Bloomfield, Michigan