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CODA, Central City Concern, collaborate in groundbreaking Wheelhouse network

26th September 2017

Health Share of Oregon has made possible the innovative Wheelhouse network to bring Medication Assisted Treatment to more people in our community. Check out this video and press release to learn

Gov. Brown launches opioid task force

19th September 2017

Governor Kate Brown’s Opioid Epidemic Task Force is holding its first meeting today, September 19! Gov. Brown is also signing House Bill 3440, a comprehensive bill that removes barriers the lifesaving

12 steps in Iran: How AA is changing society and health

12th September 2017

The New York Times takes a fascinating look at the emergence of Alcoholics Anonymous in Iran. Moving from a culture in which beatings are the go-to approach for substance use

HealthShare video on Project Nurture

15th August 2017

Have you seen the latest Health Share of Oregon video about Project Nurture? Check it out! CODA is very proud to work with the new moms and pregnant women in

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