Armed with a $30 million grant, the state is purchasing six mobile health units to extend is connected health network into communities struggling with opioid abuse. Colorado is investing in mobile health units to combat the opioid abuse crisis. State officials have...
Learn what MAT is and more… Medication-Assisted Treatment Use of medication in conjunction with other therapies Refers to use in Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) Traditionally in Opioid Use Disorders (addiction) Can consider for other conditions like pain Click...
While lawmakers saw it as a solution to the state’s opioid crisis, health experts in Steamboat said there is not enough evidence to say marijuana is an effective, or safe, replacement. STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Twenty-five years ago, when Dr. Brian Siegel began his...
McKenna Harford– skyhinews.com Beginning this fall, addiction treatment services will be easier to find in Grand County thanks to the expansion of a mobile health unit offering medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorder. Through Mountain Medical Road to...
A Podcast by– Sober on Purpose What is the secondary trauma affect on a family member who is living with an active addict? What does the family need to do to heal? Dr. Mike Barnes, Chief Clinical Officer at the Foundry Treatment Center shares his research about the...
Kratom, an over-the-counter substance often marketed as a health supplement for pain relief, was found to be a cause of at least 91 overdose deaths in the U.S. between 2016 and 2017, according to a Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report published...
