As the year winds down and we reflect on the events of 2020 including the worst health and economic crises of our lifetime, we continue to be awed by our valued partners. From our retail pharmacy partners on the frontlines since the first diagnoses were reported to the non-profits focused on curbing addiction and opioid […]
Pandemic exacerbates opioid crisis across Commonwealth of Kentucky
Social isolation, lack of access to counseling and treatment and financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic have increased opioid overdoses and deaths across the nation. Kentucky has been at the center of the opioid epidemic and is one of 40 states reporting a spike in recent months according to the American Medical Association. Stakeholders […]
Healing Families Together
The second webinar in the four-part Parental Addiction series from Sesame Street in Communities, Healing Families Together, features a discussion with child and family therapist Jerry Moe, National Director of the Hazelden Betty Ford Children’s Program. Moe offered insight into his work with families and discussed resources available from the Parental Addiction website to help […]
Combatting substance abuse during COVID-19 requires creativity
Steuben Prevention Coalition engages students through social media to raise awareness The economic downturn, isolation, stress and anxiety caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are driving increased drug and alcohol use; however, this is not a new problem for residents of Steuben County, NY. A 2019 survey of area adults found that almost 90% think youth […]
Helping families coping with addiction
Last week with grant support from DisposeRx, Sesame Street in Communities launched a new series of webinars examining how parental addiction affects children. Each webinar in the series offers a unique provider perspective, tactics to address their specific needs, and resources for child and family therapists, first responders, community leaders, and providers including pharmacists and physicians. […]
