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Check out our Facebook page!

CODA’s Facebook page is updated often with news stories about recovery, research and treatment. Check it out often to see the updates.
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Powerful discussion on opioid overdoses

Respected Seattle broadcast journalists Enrique Cerna and Penny LeGate and the energy behind a terrific panel discussion about opioid addiction that was filmed at Seattle’s Museum of History and Industry. Legate lost a young adult …
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Gregory Gourdet receives CODA’s 2016 Advocacy Award

Gregory Gourdet, well-known Portland chef and inspiring speaker on recovery, has received CODA’s 2016 Advocacy Award!  Speaking to more than 160 guests at the “We Are CODA” event, Gourdet talked frankly about his own descent …
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It takes all kinds of fighters to beat this epidemic

UPDATE: Good news about FDA labeling changes for opioids. And, check out this terrific Seattle Times story of a mother who uses her celebrity to draw attention to the opioid epidemic. Penny LeGate is well …
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Donation of Evzio auto-injectors will save lives

CODA has received a generous donation of EVZIO ™ auto-injectors from kaleo, the Richmond, Virginia-based pharmaceutical company. These devices are saving lives all over the country. “EVZIO ™ is the first and only FDA-approved naloxone …
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Study finds tapering, clinic policies can reduce opioid use

(UPDATE: Coverage on Sen. Jeff Merkley’s website too.)   Medical Press and Partnership For Drug-Free Kids, and other websites are reporting on a study on opioid addiction in which CODA Medical Director Melissa Weimer and …
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CODA closed on MLK Day

CODA’s offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 18, in observance of the day which honors the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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CODA holiday hours

Changes to CODA’s hours over the holidays are as follows: All CODA locations are closed on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Other than those two holidays, Portland Recovery Center’s hours are unchanged. PRC-E is open …
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PDX Biz Journal’s Hayes is on point

Reporter Elizabeth Hayes continues to put out cogent coverage of the worsening opioid use problems in our state. She covers the costs — in both economic and health terms — to our community. Her latest …
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Life transformations happening here!

What does “supported employment” do for CODA patients? Read on for one of the success stories witnessed by Terry Myers, CODA Employment Specialist this year:  Mark, 31, (name and info changed to respect patient confidentiality) …
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Charles Meshul wins OHSU Festival of Lights Award

Charles K. Meshul, Ph.D, a member of CODA’s Board of Directors, has been awarded OHSU’s Festival of Lights Award for his research on Parkinson’s disease. Meshul is a professor in the Oregon Health & Science University’s …