New books on the opioid epidemic are popping up on shelves with great regularity now. The latest, and one of the most promising, is “American Overdose: The Opioid Tragedy in Three Acts” by Chris McGreal. He is a reporter for the well-regarded UK newspaper and site, The Guardian, and has won several awards for his reporting of the Rwandan genocide, Israel/Palestine, and on the impact of economic recession in America.
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The CATT’s Beaverton Site is Open!
Washington County News: On Monday, November 17th, the CATT’s Beaverton Recovery Center (BRC) site officially began admitting individuals into residential treatment and withdrawal management (detox) treatment. This event marked the culmination of six years of …
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Elizabeth Hayes serves readers well in ‘The Price of Addiction’
A multi-part series, “The Price of Addiction,” in the Portland Business Journal is a carefully reported and clearly written set of articles that tackle a tough issue — one that needs more attention in our region …
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Oregon healthcare in the news
The Oregonian reports that some 50,000 people were able to get coverage by year’s end through the state’s healthcare exchange, Cover Oregon. Those people are in addition to “more than 100,000 people who were enrolled in the Oregon Health …
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CODA closer to bringing much-needed treatment to Seaside
Earlier this month, representatives from the Columbia Pacific Coordinated Care Organization, Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Inc., and CODA shared with the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners how a clinic providing medication-assisted treatment for opioid use …
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