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Rhode Island brings evidence-based treatment to all prison inmates

8th August 2017

The state of Rhode Island is putting medication-assisted treatment in reach of all prison inmates! Evidence-based treatment — the science that helps CODA patients every day — is helping people

Advantis Credit Union supports CODA!

12th July 2017

CODA is very proud to be a recipient of a GROW grant from Advantis Credit Union. More than 20,000 votes were cast to determine which seven nonprofit organizations would be

New studies underway!

11th May 2017

CODA Research is involved in two National Institute on Drug Abuse new studies. The links to these two trials are below: “Accelerated Development of Additive Pharmacotherapy Treatment (ADAPT-2) for Methamphetamine

Want to reduce or stop meth?

11th May 2017

Check this out: You can call CODA Research directly for this study: 503-309-3841

Dr. Honora Englander honored at the WE ARE CODA Advocacy Awards luncheon

28th March 2017

Dr. Honora Englander, MD, FACP, Director/PI, Improving Addiction Care Team (Project IMPACT) at Oregon Health & Science University, was honored at this year’s event on April 4. Check out the

Put your heart into it!

7th February 2017

All too often, substance use disorders can be viewed as health challenges that exist separately from other conditions. SAMHSA (the federal Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration) has been

The value of methadone

13th January 2017

Methadone remains one of the most effective medicines for treating opioid use disorders. Check out this thoughtful article in The Fix by Jessica Gregg, MD.

Looking for Co-dependents Anonymous?

11th January 2017

Co-dependents Anonymous has a domain name very close to that of our agency. We are codainc.org and they are coda.org — coda without the “inc”. If you’re looking for

Utah’s opioid crisis

4th January 2017

A fascinating article in a newspaper based in the United Kingdom looks at the opioid use disorders problem in Utah, focusing on people in the state who, for religious reasons,

Fentanyl deaths on the rise

29th December 2016

A New York Times article cites a surge in deaths from fentanyl. The prescription drug is intended for use as pain medication for cancer patients and as an anesthetic for

It’s Toy Drive time!

19th December 2016

CODA was invited by Wells Fargo and KGW-TV to join local area non-profits in a celebration and toy collection event for #TheGreatToyDrive! Check it out on our Facebook page!

Check out our FB: Surgeon General on opioids

30th November 2016

Check out CODA’s Facebook page and read about the Surgeon General’s latest remarks on America’s addiction crisis. Our FB page is updated frequently with news about recovery, substance use disorders