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CODA closer to bringing much-needed treatment to Seaside

1st May 2019

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

Hartnett to retire, Alison Noice named Acting Executive Director

22nd April 2019

CODA’s Executive Director Tim Hartnett announced his retirement today (April 22, 2019), along with the news that Deputy Director Alison Noice will become Acting Executive Director on May 1. Tim

Powerful radio

7th March 2019

Have you heard about the play, “American Junkie?” Now in performance at Seattle’s Repertory Theatre, it is a remarkable creation of playwright Tom Hansen. This is a frank, intelligent radio

Harm reduction, and a tale of two cities

25th February 2019

This well-written and carefully reported article in The Nation looks at the dramatically different responses to opioid epidemic in Philadelphia and Vancouver, BC. The quotes from the determined activists who

Pro athletes and the opioid epidemic

22nd February 2019

Professional athletes, particularly football players, are often caught up in the opioid epidemic, typically because of the heavy amounts of painkillers they are given in order to play at the

CODA services needed on Oregon coast

14th February 2019

The Oregon coast is in dire need of treatment services for substance use disorders, and CODA is in discussion with local officials and citizens about creating a program in Seaside.

13th February 2019

“American Overdose” takes tough look at crisis

3rd January 2019

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

The inside info on lawsuits against opioid makers

26th December 2018

This is a grim summary of realities in some of the lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies, and definitely worth reading. Barry Meier, the author of this opinion piece in The New

Reading wide and deep on opioids

23rd December 2018

The role of pharmaceutical companies in the opioid epidemic has been reported widely and analyzed in minute detail. We know the basic story: Research for lifesaving medicines morphs into deep,

A riveting account of the path of addiction

20th December 2018

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

Guardian drills down on causes of crisis

6th December 2018

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