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A riveting account of the path of addiction

A very powerful–and possibly for some people, upsetting–depiction and discussion of opioid addiction has been posted by The New York Times. The multi-media feature is crafted from comments by countless people who have lived with …

12/20/2018

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Guardian drills down on causes of crisis

The Guardian, a respected UK newspaper and site, has a well-researched (and therefore, alarming) account of just how the opioid crisis in the US got started. Much of the story is familiar to folks who …

12/6/2018

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Coda’s Annual Gratitude Luncheon

CODA’s tradition of thanking our Community Partners and supporters at an annual luncheon began five years ago. The event has become a welcome moment to stop and take stock of the remarkable partnerships that exist …

11/30/2018

Events, News,

Substance use by young people

It’s a good time of year to check out the page on School and Campus health on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website. SAMHSA’s stats and information on substance use and mental …

8/12/2018

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Washington County’s alternative sentencing helps families and supports recovery

Washington County is one of the leaders in Oregon in the forward-looking approach of alternative sentencing. CODA is proud to be one of the community partners supporting this program which diverts custodial parents facing one …

5/18/2018

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Opioids policy summit

Check out this first-of-its-kind opioids policy summit held last week — it brought together commissioners from Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas Counties, district attorneys and sheriffs, staff from county health and human services divisions, nonprofit treatment …

4/17/2018

Advocacy, Events, News,

Sheriff Reese and CODA Director Hartnett talk opioids

Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese does a great podcast — check out his interview with CODA Executive Director Tim Hartnett on the opioid crisis. Reese has been probing this issue in a multi-part series, and …

2/15/2018

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How would experts solve opioid crisis?

A well-researched and very well-illustrated article by Josh Katz in The New York Times asked a wide-ranging group of folks what they would do to really address this public health crisis. “How a Police Chief, …

2/14/2018

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Rep. Bonamici keeps bringing people to the table

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) once again got people talking about the opioid epidemic in Washington County last week. This was the fifth discussion the Congresswoman has convened on the opioid crisis, following similar events in …

1/27/2018

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Oregon Recovers!

CODA will join Oregon Recovers this weekend at Portland’s Cinema 21 at a free showing of the award-winning film, “The Anonymous People” and a moderated discussion about advocacy and recovery. Rep. Tawna Sanchez’s upcoming “Addiction …

1/25/2018

Events, News,

Street Roots covers MAT efforts in Clackamas county

Street Roots reporter Amanda Waldroupe does a terrific job in this story on Clackamas County’s efforts to bring medication-assisted treatment to those in need. Among others, she interviews CODA Deputy Director Alison Noice.

1/15/2018

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Straight talk about opioids and the brain

OHSU scientist John Williams puts the complex functions of the human brain on opioids into very straightforward language. Check out this Q&A by Oregonian reporter Lynne Terry.

12/11/2017

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