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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 …
1/3/2014
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Opioid addiction treatment in the news

Dec 3 – The science (and stigma) of Suboxone, or buprenorphine, a drug used to treat opioid addiction is making headlines across the news blogosphere, following a series in The New York Times. The local view …
11/25/2013
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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 …
10/9/2013
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Junior League of Portland creates “sea wall” at CODA!

Members of the Junior League of Portland came to CODA armed with paint, brushes–and an impressive amount of energy–when they spent Saturday, Oct. 5 at the agency’s Portland Recovery Center. The volunteers painted a group …
10/5/2013
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KGW News report: Local doctors aware, watching for heroin substitute

CODA Medical Director Melissa Weimer was asked by KGW newsman Wayne Havrelly about the threat of “krokodil,” a potent drug turning up in some U.S. cities. The drug, reports Havrelly, is created from “codeine pills …
10/2/2013
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Philanthropy recognized; CODA patients served

As Portland Business Journal writer Sean Meyers reports in the Sept. 13 issue: Two of Portland’s biggest names in healthcare formed a partnership that has been awarded the Portland Business Journal’s “Innovation in Philanthropy Award.” Providence Health & Services …
9/28/2013
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Doctor Melissa Weimer joins CODA

Melissa Weimer, DO, MCR, who has provided clinical services at CODA for the past two years, has joined the agency as Medical Director. Dr. Weimer also serves as an Assistant Professor at Oregon Health & …
9/18/2013
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September is National Recovery Month

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) tracks many of the country’s events that recognize and celebrate the work of recovery. For more info:  
9/1/2013
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CODA’s recognition for quality and safety

CODA’s Portland Recovery Center is now the only medication-assisted treatment program in Portland to have earned the The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval®! This accreditation recognizes our dedication to continuous compliance with The Joint …
2/15/2013
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